Brian Sharples

Sharples is co-founder and former CEO of HomeAway, the world’s leading online marketplace of vacation rentals, and currently serves on the board of directors for Yelp, GoDaddy, RVShare, Fexy Media, and Ally Financial Group. Prior to founding HomeAway, Mr. Sharples was President and CEO of IntelliQuest Information Group, a supplier of marketing data and research to Fortune 500 technology companies. He has been an active angel investor since 2001 and has made early stage investments in more than 30 companies since that time. He has more than 30 years of experience working with leaders, boards, and global teams to help technology companies establish their brand strategy and scale.

Mr. Sharples joins the Avalara board after the recent addition of Bill Ingram, Avalara’s CFO from 2015 until March 2020. Prior to Mr. Ingram, Kathy Zwickert was appointed to the board in January 2019.