Rich Barton
Richard Barton is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Zillow.com. Before creating Zillow.com, Rich founded the online travel site Expedia. Expedia was started within Microsoft in 1994, and then spun out of Microsoft in 1999; Rich served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director until March 2003. By that time, Expedia had grown to become the largest online seller of travel in the world. Rich also worked from 1991 to 1994 in various product management roles for Microsoft. He is currently a venture partner at Benchmark Capital and on the board of directors of Netflix and most recently, Avvo, Inc., an online company focused on the legal industry. Rich holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University.
Second Avenue Partners
Second Avenue Partners is a Seattle-based provider of management, strategy, and capital for early stage companies. The firm’s venture fund is directed at emerging Internet businesses in the high-tech field. Second Avenue Partners investment approach is to make early-stage investments in promising ventures and build long-term relationships, actively assisting its portfolio companies in becoming market leaders.
