Neha Parikh

Neha Parikh
Neha Parikh
Born	1980 (age 44–45); 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]

Career

Hotels.com

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]

Carvana

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]

Waze

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]

Education

Parikh holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas and a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management.^[2]

Personal life

Neha is married and lives with her husband in New York City.^[8]

References

^ Hawkins, Andrew J. (2021-05-26). "Waze names former Hotwire president Neha Parikh as CEO". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
^ ^a ^b Reporter, India-West Staff. "Former Hotwire President Neha Parikh Assumes CEO Role at Navigation App Waze". India West. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
^ "Indian American Neha Parikh leads popular navigation app Waze". The American Bazaar. 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
^ "Carvana Adds Neha Parikh, President of Hotwire, to Board of Directors". www.businesswire.com. 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
^ Hawkins, Andrew J. (2021-05-26). "Waze names former Hotwire president Neha Parikh as CEO". The Verge. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
^ "Neha Parikh appointed new CEO of crowd-sourced navigation app Waze". The Hindu. PTI. 2021-07-08. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
^ Bellan, Rebecca (2022-12-08). "Google combines Maps and Waze teams as pressures mount to cut costs". TechCrunch.
^ "Neha Parikh". Skift Live. Retrieved 2022-10-30.

[1] Hawkins, Andrew J. (2021-05-26). "Waze names former Hotwire president Neha Parikh as CEO". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-09-21.

[:0-2] Reporter, India-West Staff. "Former Hotwire President Neha Parikh Assumes CEO Role at Navigation App Waze". India West. Retrieved 2021-09-21.

[3] "Indian American Neha Parikh leads popular navigation app Waze". The American Bazaar. 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2021-09-21.

[4] "Carvana Adds Neha Parikh, President of Hotwire, to Board of Directors". www.businesswire.com. 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2022-10-30.

[5] Hawkins, Andrew J. (2021-05-26). "Waze names former Hotwire president Neha Parikh as CEO". The Verge. Retrieved 2022-10-30.

[6] "Neha Parikh appointed new CEO of crowd-sourced navigation app Waze". The Hindu. PTI. 2021-07-08. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-10-30.

[7] Bellan, Rebecca (2022-12-08). "Google combines Maps and Waze teams as pressures mount to cut costs". TechCrunch.

[8] "Neha Parikh". Skift Live. Retrieved 2022-10-30.

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