Neha Parikh | |
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Born | 1980 (age 43–44) Houston, Texas |
Citizenship | American |
Alma mater | University of Texas, Austin |
Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, businesswoman, investor |
Neha Parikh is an Indian-American business executive. In June 2021, Parikh became CEO of Waze, a subsidiary of Google.[1][2][3] Prior to becoming CEO of Waze, Neha was the President of Hotwire within the Expedia Group until 2020. Neha currently serves as a Member of the Board of Directors for Carvana.[4]
Parikh joined Hotels.com in 2008 as a Product Manager. She was eventually promoted to Senior Vice President, Hotels.com Global Brands & Retail in 2015. In 2017, Parikh became President of Hotwire, which is part of the Expedia Group, a role she served in until 2020 . At the time, Parikh was Expedia's youngest and first female President.[5]
Parikh joined the Board of Directors of Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) in April 2019. She currently serves on their Audit and Compensation and Nominating committees. [6]
When Parikh joined Waze as CEO in June 2021, she replaced Noam Bardin, who stepped down in November 2020 as the CEO after leading the company for 12 years.[citation needed] In December 2022 it was announced Parikh would be leaving the role upon the organizational merger between Waze and Google Maps, and she officially left in July 2023 following that integration.[7]
Parikh holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas and a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management.[2]
Neha is married and lives with her husband in New York City.[8]