Hundreds of millions of singles have used the group's brands' dating products to create meaningful connections. Match pioneered the concept of online dating over 20 years ago, then reinvented the category by launching Tinder. Its diverse portfolio of apps and products enables connections across the spectrum of age, gender, and dating goals.

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Leyla Guilany-Lyard is the SVP, Global Head of Communications at Tinder. She has more than 20 years of experience driving global consumer, brand, and corporate communications across agencies, as well as in-house for large multinationals including [eBay](/org/ebay) and Netflix. Prior to her current role, Leyla spent two years leading Tinder’s communications efforts and teams in EMEA – one of the company’s most important regions outside of the US. 

Leyla has a strong background supporting C-level executives and regional leaders, favoring close collaboration with cross functional partners to protect brands through consistent positioning and messaging. Her seven years with [eBay](/org/ebay) offered extensive experience in the management of crises and sensitive issues. Since her work with Netflix, Leyla has also championed communications and social alignment to efficiently impact specific audiences.

Leyla grew up in France with roots in Iran and the US, and has lived in many different cities across Europe. She speaks French, English, Spanish, and Farsi, and has a master’s degree in global communications. With a uniquely international background, one of Leyla’s strengths is creating bridges between US strategic thinking and global execution. She is passionate about supporting the next generation of communications talent and working for brands like Tinder that have a meaningful mission.

Leyla Guilany-Lyard

As Chief Product Officer, Michelle focuses on both enhancing the user experience through product innovations and developing internal systems that help scale product development. 

Prior to Hinge, Michelle had extensive product leadership experience at [Spotify](/org/spotify) as the Product Lead of Personalization and at Netflix as the Product Lead of Global Kids and Family. She is deeply skilled and passionate about articulating a brand's vision and delivering clear workstreams that support employee and company growth. Since joining the company in January 2021, Michelle has made significant progress implementing Hinge's strategic vision of getting users off the app and into meaningful relationships through end-to-end product discovery, development and growth.

Michelle Parsons

Nicole Senior is the VP of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Culture at Tinder, where she leads the development of strategies to ensure that employee and member experiences are considered through the lens of DEI. Her role is an expansion of her previous work as Sr. Director of Workplace Experience, where Nicole focused on increasing employee happiness through workplace services, company events, outings, and perks.

Throughout her time at Tinder, Nicole has partnered with Employee Resource Groups and affinity groups to develop programs that foster a community in which everyone’s voice is heard and culture is celebrated. One of her north stars is continuing this sense of belonging at Tinder; celebrating the uniqueness each employee brings to the collective. Nicole strives to create an inclusive environment that excites, challenges, and inspires daily. She is driven by the philosophy that an equitable and inclusive workplace is the key to unlocking creativity and innovation for the brand.

Prior to joining Tinder, Nicole led Workplace Experience for Dropbox, Netflix, and West Elm, creating physical spaces and employee events that encouraged culture and connection.   

Nicole Senior

Chad Peoples is the SVP, Global Head of Finance at Tinder, where he oversees the growth and development of the world’s most popular app for meeting people. He came to Tinder after more than seven years at Match Group, where he most recently served as the VP of Finance and Business Operations. Chad’s background has given him extensive knowledge of the dating industry and a deep understanding of the Match Group portfolio, including international experience.

With a focus on cross-functional problem solving and talent development, Chad has led and supported teams in financial forecasting, analytics, and strategic decision making. Chad also has a demonstrated track record of evaluating the competitive landscape and determining the best allocation of resources to maximize future returns.

Chad holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Texas A&M University. In 2022, he was named D CEO’s Financial Planning & Analysis Financial Executive of the Year for a Public Company for his ability to help Match Group navigate the unpredictable financial climate. At Tinder, he loves working on a business that connects such a large number of members all over the world, and all the challenges and opportunities it presents.

Chad Peoples

As Tinder’s Chief Product Officer, Mark Van Ryswyk leads the core product and design efforts for the Tinder app, including trust and safety, growth, and revenue initiatives. He brings 20 years of product, monetization, and operations experience to Tinder, acquired during a successful career in gaming and mobile.

Mark spent 15 years at Electronic Arts, where he worked his way up to become COO of EA Mobile. Prior to joining Tinder, Mark served as Executive Vice President at Glu Mobile, where he led the acquisition and growth of CrowdStar, the developer of “Design Home” and “Covet Fashion” – products that blurred the lines between games and consumer apps. He spent five years leading products that connect people through creative play, specifically focusing on virtual goods, monetization, and live content offering value to women.

Mark has passion for connecting consumer motivations and behaviors to product design. He has extensive experience channeling data, analytics, and user research into digital experiences, and has a track record of coaching product teams to deliver hyper growth and product innovation.

Mark Van Ryswyk

Laura Michal is the SVP, Associate General Counsel at Tinder. Laura has previously worked as the Associate General Counsel at The Rubicon Project, Inc. from May 2013 to October 2017. Laura was responsible for all legal work within Rubicon’s “Garage” innovation lab, including app development, vetting business models, and identifying risk. Laura was also actively involved in corporate M&A activity and diligence, including integration of acquired businesses and technology. Prior to working at The Rubicon Project, Inc., Laura was an Intellectual Property Associate at Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP from September 2009 to May 2013. Laura started their career as a Summer Associate at [Sidley Austin](/org/sidley-austin-llp) from May 2008 to August 2008.

Laura Michal received their J.D. from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles and their B.S. in Molecular and Cellular Biology (Genetics) from the University of California, Davis cum laude.

Laura Michal reports to Bernard Kim, CEO. Some of their coworkers include Dylan Tang - VP, HR - APAC, Ariel Charytan - CEO, [OkCupid](/org/okcupid), and David Wyler - SVP, Business Development & Partnerships - Tinder.

Laura Michal

David Wyler serves as Senior Vice President of Business Development and Partnerships at Tinder, where he oversees the company’s global product, brand, and entertainment partnerships. He also leads growth, distribution and strategic initiatives.

Prior to Tinder, David cofounded Humin, a technology company that was acquired by Tinder in 2016. He is also the cofounder and vice chairman of the Kairos Society, a global organization of young entrepreneurs working to create billion-dollar solutions to the world’s greatest challenges. 

David serves as Director at Granaria Holdings, a globally operating family office. He sits on the advisory board of 8VC and [Romulus Capital](/org/romulus-capital) and has worked on the Xprize Innovation board.

David grew up in the Netherlands. He graduated with a European studies and Economics degree from the [University of Amsterdam](/org/university-of-amsterdam) and participated in the 2010 graduate studies program of [Singularity University](/org/singularity-university), an interdisciplinary program based at the NASA Ames campus in Silicon Valley.

David has been recognized by numerous organizations, including Forbes’ 30 under 30 and Young Global Leaders, St Petersburg International Economic Forum.

David Wyler

Lina Alcala is Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Tinder and leads talent strategies while fostering corporate culture for the world's most popular app for meeting new people.

Passionate about organizational effectiveness, she's worked to align people strategies with business outcomes to help build high performance organizations. She joined Tinder in 2017, prior to which she spearheaded organizational development strategies at Hulu and BlackLine Systems.

Lina holds an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and an M.A. in Organizational Development from Alliant University.

Lina Alcala

As Chief Technology Officer at Tinder, Tom Jacques leads development efforts, building and scaling the world's most popular app for meeting new people while managing a team of hundreds of engineers.

A veteran in the online dating space, Tom began his career at [OkCupid](/org/okcupid) as a software engineer in 2010, working to scale the platform as it grew and shifted to mobile. He transitioned to run DateHookup as CTO and Director, later returning to [OkCupid](/org/okcupid) to assume the role of Vice President of Engineering prior to joining Tinder in 2018.

Equally passionate about architecting high-performing technology and organizations, Tom holds a patent for a mobile eye-tracking system and studied computer science at [Carnegie Mellon University](/org/carnegie-mellon-university), where he graduated with honors.

Tom Jacques

Joe Ciesla serves as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Tinder, where he oversees the top grossing app's financial, accounting, investment and business analytics functions.

Before his time at Tinder, Joe held a similar position at [OkCupid](/org/okcupid). He has also led strategic development efforts and mergers and acquisitions for [Match Group](/org/match-group) through its parent company, Interactive Corporation (IAC), where he completed 17 acquisitions and investments totaling approximately $1 billion in enterprise value. Previously, Joe held a variety of positions operating, advising and investing in companies across the technology industry.

Joe earned his Master's in Business Administration from [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school) and graduated cum laude in Economics from Harvard College. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.

Joe Ciesla

Faye Iosotaluno is Chief Operating Officer at Tinder, where she leads the company’s major business and support areas, including member experience, business development, strategy, analytics, and international. She joined Tinder after five years at Match Group, where she most recently served as Chief Strategy Officer, overseeing corporate strategy, consumer research, and new business growth for the global portfolio while also driving revenue and growth at Tinder.

Prior to Match Group, Faye spent 15 years building and growing digital consumer services and brands as Vice President of Strategy & Business Development at SoundCloud, Vice President of Digital Business Development at Viacom Media Networks, Director of Corporate Business Development & Strategy at Warner Bros, and through roles held at Time Warner, Credit Suisse, and Merrill Lynch.

Faye is passionate about connecting people with new technologies that help enable more meaningful lives, experiences, and relationships. She holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School and a B.A. in English from the School of Arts & Sciences of the University of Pennsylvania. Faye also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Faye Iosotaluno

Amanda Bradford is the Founder & CEO of The League app, a curated community for ambitious singles who desire an equally driven partner. After graduating with an engineering degree from Carnegie Mellon, Amanda worked at both Salesforce and Google in various technical and product roles before attending Stanford Graduate School of business, where the idea for The League was born. The League operates in 156 cities worldwide and is available on iOS and Android.



Amanda Bradford

David Joseph is currently an Engineering Manager II - Backend at [Match Group](/org/match-group). Prior to this, they were a Principal at Emjay Strategies from 2018 to 2021, where they worked with political candidates and organizations of every size to optimize data and infrastructure, or build them from the ground up. David has also worked as a Chief Data Officer at Everytown for Gun Safety from 2015 to 2018, where they were responsible for developing hiring protocols, tests, and interview questions to help clients hire talented data and technology staff from a diverse pool of candidates.

David Joseph has a Bachelor's degree in American David'story from Indiana University Bloomington.

David Joseph

Taru Kapoor is the current General Manager of India at [Match Group](/org/match-group). Taru has also worked as an investment analyst at Sequoia Capital India and as a product manager at [Pocket Gems](/org/pocket-gems). Taru graduated from [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school) with an MBA in 2015.

Taru Kapoor has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school), and a Btech + Mtech in Computer Applications in Chemical engineering from [Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi](/org/indian-institute-of-technology-delhi). Taru also has a B Tech in Chemical Engineering from [KTH Royal Institute of Technology](/org/kth-royal-institute-of-technology).

Taru Kapoor reports to Alexandre Lubot, CEO, EMEA & APAC. They work with Gaurav Girotra - GM, South East Asia, Elisabeth Peyraube - COO & CFO, EMEA & APAC.

Taru Kapoor

Elisabeth Peyraube is the current Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Match Group EMEA & APAC. Prior to this, they served as the Chief Financial Officer for Metaboli Gametap from May 2008 to March 2013, and ADP from January 2003 to May 2008. Elisabeth has also worked for Crave Entertainment and [Ubisoft](/org/ubisoft). From March 2013 to April 2018, they were the Chief Financial Officer for Meetic / Match.com Europe. Peyraube began their career as a Senior Auditor for Arthur Andersen in January 1995.

Elisabeth Peyraube has a Master in finance and business management from [EDHEC Business School](/org/edhec-business-school).

Elisabeth Peyraube reports to Alexandre Lubot, CEO, EMEA & APAC. Elisabeth Peyraube works with Gaurav Girotra - GM, South East Asia, Taru Kapoor - General Manager, India. A direct report to Elisabeth Peyraube is and Céline Mutz - Associate General Counsel, EMEA & APAC.

Elisabeth Peyraube

Gregg Murphy is the Vice President of Global Revenue Operations at [Match Group](/org/match-group). Prior to this, they acted as a consultant for various companies including MISSION.tv, Cheapism, and MTV Networks. At MTV Networks, they were the Director of Ad Sales Strategy and was responsible for conducting a strategic overhaul of the VMN Digital Sales Team, as well as developing a new revenue model for the creation of TV Everywhere first-party app for MTV and Comedy Central. Gregg has also been responsible for identifying, structuring, and analyzing strategic initiatives across VMN's portfolio of channels and brands.

Gregg Murphy has a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business with a focus in strategy. Gregg also holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the [University of Pennsylvania](/org/university-of-pennsylvania).

Their manager is Gary Swidler, COO & CFO. Gregg Murphy works with Philip Eigenmann - Chief Accounting Officer, Adrian Ong - SVP, Operations, and Joaquin Martinez - VP, Finance. and Roly Elliott - VP, Sales - EMEA & APAC reports to Gregg Murphy.

Gregg Murphy

Justine Sacco is the Chief Communications Officer at [Match Group](/org/match-group). Prior to their current role, they served as the Vice President of Communications at [FanDuel](/org/fanduel) from August 2014 to January 2018. From September 2011 to January 2014, Sacco was the Senior Director of Corporate Communications at IAC. In this role, they were responsible for PR campaigns around corporate initiatives, television programming, theatrical productions, crisis communications, events, and more. From March 2009 to September 2011, Sacco worked as the Manager of Corporate Communications and Publicity at WWE. In this role, they had many of the same responsibilities as their previous role at IAC. Prior to their time at WWE, Sacco worked as an Account Supervisor at The Morris + King Company from November 2007 to September 2008.

Justine Sacco holds a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from [Tulane University](/org/tulane-university).

Justine Sacco reports to Gary Swidler, COO & CFO. They work with Jason Cowlishaw - VP, Information Security, Joaquin Martinez - VP, Finance, and Gregg Murphy - VP, Global Revenue Operation.

Justine Sacco

Melissa Hobley is the current Chief Marketing Officer for [OkCupid](/org/okcupid) at [Match Group](/org/match-group). Melissa has been in this position since June 2017 and their responsibilities include driving growth for [OkCupid](/org/okcupid) across the globe and managing world-class teams to help people "match on what matters." Melissa has a long and successful history in marketing, dating back to 2010 when they were VP Marketing for Buyology Inc. In 2012, they became Vice President Marketing, North America for Walgreens and was responsible for developing and executing the consumer marketing strategy, including brand planning, customer acquisition, retail/shopper marketing, content marketing, customer & behavioral insights, advertising, digital & social strategy, communications and more for more than 8 Boots beauty brands, including No7, Britain's No1 beauty brand. In 2016, they became the Global Chief Marketing Officer for [OkCupid](/org/okcupid) and is responsible for all advertising, customer acquisition, digital marketing, partnerships, social media, content, and more.

Melissa Hobley attended [Fordham University](/org/fordham-university) and Burris Laboratory School.

Melissa Hobley reports to Ariel Charytan, CEO, [OkCupid](/org/okcupid). They are on a team with Alex Dumitriu - CIO, [OkCupid](/org/okcupid), Marcus Lofthouse - Chief Product Officer, [OkCupid](/org/okcupid), and Danique Bruggeman - Senior Marketing Manager, [OkCupid](/org/okcupid).

Melissa Hobley

Marcus Lofthouse is the current Chief Product Officer at [OkCupid](/org/okcupid), a [Match Group](/org/match-group) company. Prior to this, they were the Head of Product Design/User Experience at Audible, Inc. from February 2016 to March 2019. Marcus has also held positions as Director, Experience Design at [Huge](/org/huge) from June 2015 to February 2016, and Senior Director, Product Design/User Experience at [Yodle](/org/yodle) from November 2011 to June 2015. In addition, they have served as User Experience Manager at [Mandiant](/org/mandiant) from April 2011 to October 2011, and as Manager of Front-End Development & User Experience at [TuneCore](/org/tunecore) from March 2007 to December 2010.

Marcus Lofthouse's educational career includes a Masters of Information Science from [Kent State University](/org/kent-state-university), with a focus in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management. Marcus also has a BM from [Oberlin College](/org/oberlin-college) in Music Composition and Theory.

They are on a team with Melissa Hobley - Chief Marketing Officer, [OkCupid](/org/okcupid), Alex Dumitriu - CIO, [OkCupid](/org/okcupid), and Danique Bruggeman - Senior Marketing Manager, [OkCupid](/org/okcupid). Their manager is Ariel Charytan, CEO, [OkCupid](/org/okcupid).

Marcus Lofthouse

Steven Bailey is the Chief Financial Officer for Americas at [Match Group](/org/match-group). Prior to this, they served as Senior Director Finance for Match.com from 2012 to 2016. In this role, they oversaw FP&A for Match North America Subscription Businesses, which included Match.com, People Media, Chemistry, and Emerging Brands. Steven also oversaw the Match.com brand internationally.

Before joining Match.com, Steven Bailey was Manager of FP&A at [Dow Jones](/org/dow-jones) from 2011 to 2012. In this role, they were the primary finance contact for the $315M Corporate Markets division, which included 5 B2B businesses both domestic and international. Steven's responsibilities included budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and ad hoc analysis.

From 2004 to 2011, Steven Bailey was Finance & Planning Manager at Heritage Building Group. In this role, they were responsible for the financial management of a portfolio of residential communities that generated annual sales of 150-300 homes and annual revenues of $60M - $150M. Steven's responsibilities included all FP&A functions and debt & equity financing.

Steven Bailey has a Master's in Business Administration from [Lehigh University](/org/lehigh-university)'s College of Business and Economics, with a focus in finance.

Steven Bailey reports to Amarnath Thombre, CEO, Americas.

Steven Bailey

Joaquin Martinez is the current VP of Finance at [Match Group](/org/match-group). Prior to this, they worked at Sabre Corporation as the Principal of Portfolio Management for Airline Solutions. In this role, they were responsible for facilitating the determination of the optimal portfolio growth strategy and presenting the executive team with a comprehensive assessment of the solution portfolio. Joaquin also liaised between Strategy and Finance, assuring tight integration between annual and multi-year processes in both organizations.

Before Sabre Corporation, Joaquin worked at Trinity Industries, Inc. as a Financial Analyst for Mergers & Acquisitions. In this role, they were responsible for determining the strategic rationale for investments, performing and coordinating due diligence of various corporate departments, and collaborating with deal teams to identify, understand and resolve key deal issues. Joaquin also analyzed the competitive landscape, identifying target companies that fit Trinity’s strategic vision.

Joaquin has a proven track record in financial analysis and management, with experience in both public and private companies. Joaquin is a strategic thinker with the ability to see the big picture and identify opportunities for growth. Joaquin is an excellent communicator and presenter, with the ability to clearly articulate complex concepts to both financial and non-financial audiences.

Joaquin Martinez has a Master of Business Administration from the Texas McCombs School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from [Rice University](/org/rice-university).

Joaquin Martinez reports to Gary Swidler, COO & CFO. They work with Justine Sacco - Chief Communications Officer, Adrian Ong - SVP, Operations, and Jason Cowlishaw - VP, Information Security.

Joaquin Martinez

Mike Hornby-Smith is the CTO of Plenty Of Fish at [Match Group](/org/match-group). Prior to this, they were the Director of Strategy at [CHC Helicopter](/org/chc-helicopter) from February 2013 to April 2015. In this role, they led a team that delivered numerous projects, including a Maintenance Planning Strategy & Standard Operating Procedures, a Supply Chain Repair Strategy & Analytics, and a Maintenance & Supply Chain Business Intelligence. Mike has also worked on a Global Maintenance Manpower Strategy, a Consignment Stock & Surplus Strategy, and a Flight Hour Forecasting Strategy and Analytics.

Mike Hornby-Smith holds an MBA from the [Ivey Business School](/org/ivey) at [Western University](/org/western-university) and a BSc in Computer Science from the [University of Calgary](/org/university-of-calgary).

Mike Hornby-Smith reports to Malgosia Green, CEO, Plenty of Fish. Some of their coworkers include André Fossourier - VP, Strategic Initiatives - Plenty Of Fish, Ron Lo - Chief Product Officer, Plenty of Fish, and Kate Manolis - COO, Plenty Of Fish.

Mike Hornby-Smith

Gaurav Girotra is the GM of South East Asia at [Match Group](/org/match-group). Prior to this, they were with Intellect (YC S21), Fundamento (formerly Skillr), Justbaat, [Stripe](/org/stripe), [SpaceX](/org/spacex), and Tinder. Gaurav has also worked with Meta as the Business Development & Partnerships - APAC from September 2016 to July 2019. Gaurav has also been with [Snapdeal](/org/snapdeal) as the Senior Director / Head of Business Development & Partnerships from March 2015 to September 2016.

Gaurav Girotra has an MBA in Strategy and Operations from [NITIE](/org/nitie), Mumbai, a B Tech in Computer Science from [Cochin University of Science and Technology](/org/cochin-university-of-science-and-technology), and a certification in Transformational Core Training for Professional Coaching from Coach Masters Academy.

Gaurav Girotra reports to Alexandre Lubot, CEO, EMEA & APAC. Some of their coworkers include Elisabeth Peyraube - COO & CFO, EMEA & APAC, Taru Kapoor - General Manager, India.

Gaurav Girotra

Caleb Liu is currently the VP, Strategy & Research at [Match Group](/org/match-group). Prior to this, they were a Summer Associate at [McKinsey & Company](/org/mckinsey-company) from June 2013 to August 2013. Caleb has also worked as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt at GE Capital from August 2009 to July 2012, and as a Business Operations and Strategy Associate at Google from August 2014 to January 2016. Caleb has also interned at Google as an AdSense Product Specialist - Policy, Emerging Products from February 2008 to August 2009, and as an AdSense Operations Intern from May 2007 to August 2007. Caleb's first internship was at BHP Billiton Limited in the Technology Department from September 2006 to December 2006.

Caleb Liu obtained their Master of Business Administration from [Northwestern University](/org/northwestern-university)'s Kellogg School of Management. Prior to that, they completed their undergraduate education at the [University of Pennsylvania](/org/university-of-pennsylvania), where they studied political science. Caleb Liu also attended the [University of Melbourne](/org/university-of-melbourne), where they studied commerce.

Caleb Liu works with Joaquin Martinez - VP, Finance, Adrian Ong - SVP, Operations, and Justine Sacco - Chief Communications Officer. Caleb Liu reports to Gary Swidler, COO & CFO.

Caleb Liu

Wes Furuta is the Director of Product Management at Hinge. Prior to this, they were the Senior Product Manager at [LinkedIn](/org/linkedin), where they led the network growth track to acquire new members and drive them to connect and engage on the platform. Wes also built a model to ingest profile and behavior data to inform relevance and make the right recommendations to members.

Before [LinkedIn](/org/linkedin), Wes was the Director of Product Management at [TrueCar](/org/truecar). There, they led the company’s top initiative to conceptualize and execute a new business line for vehicle research and discovery. Wes also owned the post prospect experience and increased funnel conversion by 14% over a 6-month period through targeted optimization opportunities. In addition, they led all aspects of the consumer facing iOS and Android mobile apps, increasing conversation rates by 24% and UVs by 36% over an 11-month period. The iOS app even earned a 2016 Webby Award Honoree for Best User Interface.

Wes has always had a strong focus on improving the end user experience, creating functional requirements, wireframes and prototypes with that goal in mind. Wes also led efforts to develop and implement a cross-functional strategy for seamlessly transitioning users from desktop to the mobile apps.

Wes Furuta obtained their BA in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Wes Furuta works with and Mitchell LaPoff - Senior Product Manager, Hinge. Their manager is Michelle Parsons, Chief Product Officer, Hinge.

Wes Furuta

Mitchell LaPoff is the Senior Product Manager at Hinge, a dating app under [Match Group](/org/match-group). Mitchell has been with Hinge since August 2020 and in their current role, they lead the Core Experience team dedicated to making Hinge the most effective dating app for creating great dates.

Prior to their current role, Mitchell was a Product Manager for the Hinge Profile, including Most Compatible, We Met, and Profile Prompts. Before Hinge, Mitchell was a Senior Management Consultant at Navigant where they advised financial institutions and health care providers. Mitchell started their career as a Consultant at Navigant and then transitioned to Associate Product Manager at [LendUp](/org/lendup).

Mitchell is passionate about product management and believes that it is the perfect blend of business, psychology, and technology. Mitchell is constantly looking for ways to improve the user experience and make Hinge the best dating app on the market.

Mitchell LaPoff has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan in Public Policy and Business.

Mitchell LaPoff works with and Wes Furuta - Director of Product Management, Hinge. Mitchell LaPoff reports to Michelle Parsons, Chief Product Officer, Hinge.

Mitchell LaPoff

Jean-Marie McGrath is the Global Head of Communications for Hinge at [Match Group](/org/match-group). Jean-Marie has extensive experience in the public relations and events industry, having interned with the National MS Society and the New Balance Falmouth Road Race.

Jean-Marie has a passion for helping others and raising awareness for important causes. As an intern with the National MS Society, they were responsible for writing and sending out press releases to local news media to highlight events and raise MS awareness within the community. Jean-Marie also organized fundraising walks throughout Vermont to build awareness and further the mission of the MS Society.

During their time with the New Balance Falmouth Road Race, Jean-Marie assisted with the organization of the 40th Falmouth Road Race. Jean-Marie supported the coordination of a two day expo through interaction with vendors, sponsors and volunteer staff. Jean-Marie also organized housing and race preparations for the elite athletes and assisted with post-race press conference logistics.

Jean-Marie's experience and dedication to their work make their an asset to any team. Jean-Marie is a proven leader with a passion for making a difference.

Jean-Marie McGrath holds a BA in English from [Saint Michael's College](/org/saint-michaels-college) and an English Language and Literature degree from [Trinity College Dublin](/org/trinity-college-dublin).

Jean-Marie McGrath reports to Samuel Levy, COO, Hinge. They are on a team with and Matthew Cutler - Head of Customer Experience, Hinge.

Jean-Marie McGrath

Michael Johnson is the current Director of Site Reliability Engineering at Hinge, a [Match Group](/org/match-group) company. Prior to their current role, Johnson worked as a Senior DevOps Engineer at Rakuten Marketing from August 2012 to December 2015. During their time at Rakuten Marketing, Johnson was responsible for building and maintaining the Enterprise Chef servers and 300+ nodes attached to them. Michael was also responsible for team security and penetration testing and built Spacewalk in-house to bring all systems under management. In addition, Johnson implemented and evangelized DevOps principles across many areas of the organization, resulting in all servers being managed with Chef (Berkshelf, kitchen, foodcritic, etc.). Michael also created a data pipeline from production systems to backend processors using Flume/Kafka or ActiveMQ where needed. As a key decision-maker, Johnson moved customer-facing applications into AWS and closer to the end-user via DNS geolocation. Michael also reengineered the real-time monitoring system in influxDB/Graphana.

Michael Johnson has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the [New Jersey Institute of Technology](/org/new-jersey-institute-of-technology). Michael is also certified by Offensive Security in Offensive Security Certified Expert 3 (OSCE3), Offensive Security Exploit Developer (OSED), Offensive Security Experienced Penetration Tester (OSEP), Offensive Security Web Expert (OSWE), and Offensive Security Wireless Professional (OSWP). Additionally, they have certification from Offensive Security in Offensive Security Certified Expert (OSCE) and Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP).

Their manager is Ben Celebicic, CTO, Hinge. They are on a team with Baylee Feore - Director, Backend Engineering - Hinge, Joel Micalizzi - Director, Data Engineering - Hinge.

Michael Johnson

D.V. Williams currently serves as the Chief People Officer of Match Group, overseeing all Global People operations including compensation; benefits; people information systems; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and learning & development. 

Before joining Match Group, he spent more than three years at Cars.com serving as Chief People Officer, where he led all aspects of Human Resources and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. At Cars.com, D.V. used the organization's strategic goals to inform growth and development strategy to foster a healthy talent pipeline that increased diversity, equity and inclusion at all levels. Prior to his role at Cars.com, D.V. led Human Resources, Strategy and Enabling Functions at Tyson Foods, Inc., where he was instrumental in creating the first enterprise-wide business partner shared service organization supporting 5,000 employees, and led strategic initiatives including acquisitions and integrations. He began his career with almost a decade at Whirlpool Corporation, holding several human resources roles across the company. At Whirlpool, D.V. designed and implemented strategies and growth plans that supported thousands of employees in offices across the globe. 

D.V. holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Economics and master’s degrees in Education and Labor and Employee Relations from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He received his MBA with a focus in Strategy from the University of Notre Dame. D.V. currently serves on the University of Notre Dame - Mendoza School of Business Alumni board, the Chicago Scholars Foundation board, and the executive committee of the Jazz Institute of Chicago.

D.V. Williams

Ben Celebicic is the Chief Technology Officer at Hinge, a [Match Group](/org/match-group) company. Ben has over 19 years of experience in the technology industry, with a focus on mobile applications and platforms. Prior to joining Hinge, Ben was the Mobile Practice Lead at [Abercrombie & Fitch](/org/abercrombie-fitch). Ben also spent seven years at Intel Corporation, where they managed engineering. Ben has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the [University of Pennsylvania](/org/university-of-pennsylvania).

Ben Celebicic has a bachelor's degree in physics and computer science from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Ben also has a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in management information systems and general from the University of Haifa.

Joel Micalizzi - Director, Data Engineering - Hinge, Baylee Feore - Director, Backend Engineering - Hinge, and Michael Johnson - Director, Site Reliability Engineering - Hinge report to Ben Celebicic. They are on a team with Samuel Levy - COO, Hinge, Lindsay Norman - VP, Design - Hinge, and Michelle Parsons - Chief Product Officer, Hinge. Ben Celebicic reports to Justin McLeod, Founder & CEO, Hinge.

Ben Celebicic

Danique Bruggeman is a senior marketing manager at [OkCupid](/org/okcupid), a dating site owned by [Match Group](/org/match-group). Danique has worked in global brand marketing for [HelloFresh](/org/hellofresh), AirHelp, and Zalando SE. 

Bruggeman began their career in 2015 as a global brand marketing manager for Zalon, a fashion subscription service from Zalando SE. Danique was with the company for four years before moving to AirHelp, where they served as global brand manager for just over a year. 

In 2019, Bruggeman took on the role of global brand marketing manager for [HelloFresh](/org/hellofresh), a meal kit delivery service. Danique oversaw the brand's marketing initiatives in multiple markets around the world. Danique remained in this position until July 2021, when they joined [OkCupid](/org/okcupid) as senior marketing manager.

Danique Bruggeman has a Master of Science in Business Administration with a focus on Marketing from the [University of Amsterdam](/org/university-of-amsterdam), and a Bachelor of Science in Management and Consumer Studies from Wageningen University & Research.

Danique Bruggeman works with Melissa Hobley - Chief Marketing Officer, [OkCupid](/org/okcupid), Alex Dumitriu - CIO, [OkCupid](/org/okcupid), and Marcus Lofthouse - Chief Product Officer, [OkCupid](/org/okcupid). Danique Bruggeman reports to Ariel Charytan, CEO, [OkCupid](/org/okcupid).

Danique Bruggeman

Matthew Cutler is the Head of Customer Experience at Hinge, a dating app owned by [Match Group](/org/match-group). Matthew has previous experience working in customer service and operations leadership at [Zocdoc](/org/zocdoc) and was also a freelance copyeditor for several years. Matthew began their career as an assistant to the registrar at [The New School](/org/the-new-school) before moving on to freelance editorial work.

Matthew Cutler has a Master of Theological Studies from [Harvard University](/org/harvard) in Religion, a Bachelor of Arts in English from [The College of Wooster](/org/the-college-of-wooster), and training from the Upright Citizens Brigade.

Matthew Cutler reports to Samuel Levy, COO, Hinge. They are on a team with and Jean-Marie McGrath - Global Head of Communications, Hinge.

Matthew Cutler

Ron Lo is the current Chief Product Officer for Plenty of Fish at [Match Group](/org/match-group). Prior to this, they were the VP Product Management & General Manager for SKIO Music, and before that, the Business and Product Manager for Digital Ocean Marketing/Lightbox Media. Ron also founded Emberlight Technologies, Inc., which was an innovative development team that specialized in large-scale tracking, analysis, and reporting on online poker player behaviour. The company was sold in 2014.

Ron Lo's educational career began with a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) from The University of British Columbia in Management Information Systems / Marketing.

They are on a team with Kate Manolis - COO, Plenty Of Fish, André Fossourier - VP, Strategic Initiatives - Plenty Of Fish, and Mike Hornby-Smith - CTO, Plenty Of Fish. Ron Lo reports to Malgosia Green, CEO, Plenty of Fish.

Ron Lo

Alexandre Lubot is the current CEO of EMEA & APAC at [Match Group](/org/match-group). Prior to this, they were the CEO of Meetic Europe from January 2011 to March 2019. Before that, they worked as a marketing director and business unit leader at [Procter & Gamble](/org/procter-gamble) from January 1997 to December 2010. From September 1996 to November 1997, they served as an officer in the Marine Nationale - French Navy.

Alexandre Lubot has a Master in Business Management & Strategy from [ESCP Business School](/org/escp-business-school) and a degree from Lycée Sainte-Geneviève.

They are on a team with Laura Michal - SVP, Associate General Counsel - Tinder, Hesam Hosseini - CEO, Match & Match Affinity, and Lina Alcala - SVP, HR - Tinder. Taru Kapoor - General Manager, India, Gaurav Girotra - GM, South East Asia, and Elisabeth Peyraube - COO & CFO, EMEA & APAC report to Alexandre Lubot. Their manager is Bernard Kim, CEO.

Alexandre Lubot

Baylee Feore is currently the Director of Backend Engineering at Hinge, a [Match Group](/org/match-group) company. Previously, they were a Technical Lead at Yeti LLC, where they were responsible for architecting and developing backends for two apps that were featured on App Store as "Best New App." At Booz & Company, they were a Senior Consultant. Baylee has extensive experience in leading small technical teams and managing client relationships.

Baylee Feore has a BS from The Wharton School in the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business. Baylee also has a Web Development Immersive certification from [General Assembly](/org/general-assembly).

Baylee Feore reports to Ben Celebicic, CTO, Hinge. They work with Michael Johnson - Director, Site Reliability Engineering - Hinge, Joel Micalizzi - Director, Data Engineering - Hinge.

Baylee Feore

André Fossourier is the current Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for Plenty Of Fish at [Match Group](/org/match-group). Prior to this role, André was the Director of Strategic Finance for Meetic from August 2012 to December 2015. Before their time at Meetic, André worked as a Manager at [Accenture](/org/accenture) from September 2006 to August 2012.

André Fossourier attended Université Paris Dauphine - PSL, where they obtained a DESS 220 in system integration and an MSTCF in finance and accounting.

André Fossourier reports to Malgosia Green, CEO, Plenty of Fish. They work with Mike Hornby-Smith - CTO, Plenty Of Fish, Kate Manolis - COO, Plenty Of Fish, and Ron Lo - Chief Product Officer, Plenty of Fish.

André Fossourier

Roly Elliott is the VP of Sales for EMEA and APAC at [Match Group](/org/match-group). Prior to this, Roly served as the Head of Trading & Client Partnerships at Viant Technology from November 2013 to April 2016. Roly has also held positions as Global Business Director at MEC from June 2012 to November 2013, Country Manager (EMEA) at BLiNQ Media from December 2011 to June 2012, and Planning Director at Manning Gottlieb OMD from June 2008 to December 2011.

Roly Elliott has a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from [University of Leeds](/org/university-of-leeds) in Business Studies & Marketing.

Their manager is Gregg Murphy, VP, Global Revenue Operation.

Roly Elliott

Michelle Fok is a Senior Product Designer at Hinge, part of [Match Group](/org/match-group). Michelle has been with Hinge since November 2017 and in their current role for over a year. Prior to Hinge, Michelle was a Product Designer at Dibs Technology, Inc. from January 2017 to August 2017. Michelle also interned as a Graphic Design Intern at Lesli Ink from July 2015 to August 2015. Michelle has a passion for product design and enjoys creating beautiful and user-friendly designs.

Michelle Fok has a Honours Bachelor of Design in Graphic Design from [York University](/org/york-university).

Michelle Fok reports to Lindsay Norman, VP, Design - Hinge.

Michelle Fok

Bregt Colpaert is the COO of Twoo/Ablo at [Match Group](/org/match-group). Bregt has over 10 years of experience in the online dating industry. Bregt has held various positions at Twoo, Massive//Media, and Realo. Bregt was also the founder of Katt. and Duo: digital factory.

Bregt Colpaert has a Master in Product Development from the University of Antwerp. Bregt specializes in product development and has worked on various projects during their career.

Bregt Colpaert reports to Joost Roelandts, CEO, Ablo.

Bregt Colpaert

Dylan Tang is the current VP, HR - APAC at [Match Group](/org/match-group). Prior to this, they were with Tinder as their business HR lead. Before that, they were with Ant Financial from May 2017 to January 2020, where they served as their Business HR Lead for E-commerce Payments & B2B Payments. From November 2015 to May 2017, Dylan Tang was with [DBS Bank](/org/dbs-bank) as their Business HR. Their first HR position was with [Seagate Technology](/org/seagate-technology) from July 2012 to October 2015, where they served as a Talent Acquisition Partner.

Dylan Tang has a certification from edX in edX Verified Certificate for Data Science Orientation.

Dylan Tang reports to Bernard Kim, CEO. Dylan Tang works with Laura Michal - SVP, Associate General Counsel - Tinder, Alexandre Lubot - CEO, EMEA & APAC, and Ariel Charytan - CEO, [OkCupid](/org/okcupid).

Dylan Tang

Sylvie Oudin is currently the VP of People for EMEA at [Match Group](/org/match-group). Prior to this, they were with Meetic, and before that, they were with Albéa Group (formerly known as Alcan Packaging Beauty) for two years, where they were the HR Director (Interim Manager). Before that, they were with SEGRO plc for five years, where they were the HR Director for Continental Europe. Sylvie has extensive experience in HR, having worked in various positions and companies throughout their career.

Sylvie Oudin has a MGI from [ESSEC Business School](/org/essec-business-school) in the field of management. Sylvie also has an ESST/ESTRI from Université catholique de Lyon in the field of translation.

They are on a team with Sam Ahn - Co-Founder & CEO, Hyperconnect, Gary Swidler - COO & CFO, and Joe Ciesla - CFO, Tinder. Sylvie Oudin reports to Bernard Kim, CEO.

Sylvie Oudin

(Lexie) Seongeun Kim

Pamela Seymon was a partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, a New York law firm (‘‘WLRK’’), from January 1989 to January 2011, and prior to that time, was an associate at WLRK from 1982. During her tenure at WLRK, Ms. Seymon specialized in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate governance, and represented public and private corporations on offense as well as defense, in both friendly and unsolicited transactions. Ms. Seymon is a graduate of [Wellesley College](/org/wellesley-college), where she was a Wellesley Scholar, and New York University School of Law.

Pamela S. Seymon

Ann McDaniel currently serves as a consultant to Graham Holdings Company and previously served as Senior Vice President of Graham Holdings Company (and its predecessor companies) from June 2008 to April 2015. Prior to that time, Ms. McDaniel served as Vice President—Human Resources of Graham Holdings Company from September 2001. Ms. McDaniel also served as Managing Director of [Newsweek](/org/newsweek), Inc., a Graham Holdings Company property, from January 2008 until its sale in September 2010, and prior to that time, held various editorial positions at [Newsweek](/org/newsweek).

Ann McDaniel

Alan G. Spoon has served as Partner Emeritus of [Polaris Partners](/org/polaris-partners) since January 2015 and previously served as Managing General Partner of [Polaris Partners](/org/polaris-partners) from 2000 to 2010. [Polaris Partners](/org/polaris-partners) is a private investment firm that provides venture capital and management assistance to development-stage information technology and life sciences companies. Mr. Spoon was Chief Operating Officer and a director of The Washington Post Company (now known as Graham Holdings Company) from March 1991 through May 2000 and served as President from September 1993 through May 2000. Prior to his service in these roles, he held a wide variety of positions at The Washington Post Company, including President of [Newsweek](/org/newsweek) from September 1989 to May 1991.

Mr. Spoon has served as a member of the boards of directors of IAC since February 2003, Danaher Corporation since July 1999, CableOne since July 2015 and as Chairman of the board of directors of Fortive Corporation since July 2016. In his not-for-profit affiliations, Mr. Spoon was a member of the Board of Regents at the [Smithsonian Institution](/org/smithsonian-institution) (formerly Vice Chairman) and is now a member of the MIT Corporation (and its Executive Committee). He also serves as a member of the board of directors of edX (a non-profit online education platform sponsored by Harvard and MIT).

Alan G. Spoon

Junya Ishibashi currently serves as the CEO of Eureka/Pairs and General Manager of [Match Group](/org/match-group) East Asia. He is responsible for leading the growth strategies for all [Match Group](/org/match-group) brands in the region. Prior to his current position, Junya served in multiple roles at Eureka, including Chief Technology Officer.

Junya entered [Tokyo University of Science](/org/tokyo-university-of-science) while simultaneously joining a web systems development company. In his sophomore year, he left the university to pursue his career in engineering. In 2010, he joined T-Garden (a cosmetics, e-commerce, and media company). Junya held several positions there, including General Manager of Information Technology, Logistics, and Customer Service as well as Business Manager of the company's online business. 

Junya Ishibashi

Thomas J. McInerney has served as Chief Executive Officer of Altaba Inc., a publicly traded registered investment company and the successor company to Yahoo! Inc., since June 2017.

Mr. McInerney previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of IAC from January 2005 to March 2012. From January 2003 through December 2005, he served as Chief Executive Officer of the retailing division of IAC, which included HSN, Inc. and Cornerstone Brands. From May 1999 to January 2003, Mr. McInerney served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ticketmaster, formerly Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch, Inc., a live entertainment ticketing and marketing company. From 1986 to 1988 and from 1990 to 1999, Mr. McInerney worked at [Morgan Stanley](/org/morgan-stanley), a global financial services firm, most recently as Principal.

Mr. McInerney has served on the board of directors of Altaba Inc. since June 2017. During the past five years, Mr. McInerney served on the boards of Yahoo! Inc., HSN, Inc., Cardlytics, Inc., and Interval Leisure Group, Inc.

Thomas J. McInerney

Bernard Kim is the Chief Executive Officer of [Match Group](/org/match-group). With over 20 years of leadership in the mobile, entertainment and gaming industries, Bernard most recently served as [Zynga](/org/zynga)’s President.

At [Zynga](/org/zynga), Bernard oversaw how the company connected the world through games. He built and led a global team that was responsible for [Zynga](/org/zynga)’s marketing, user acquisition, ad monetization, revenue, communications, consumer insights, data science, product management, business development, partnerships, M&A and player network. 

Bernard was instrumental in [Zynga](/org/zynga)’s turnaround and helped drive the company’s player engagement and monetization strategies, which is the pinnacle of live services in mobile technology today. Bernard helped grow [Zynga](/org/zynga)’s market cap by 300%, navigating unprecedented market conditions while expanding to new platforms, markets and audiences. Bernard led [Zynga](/org/zynga)’s groundbreaking acquisitions and was pivotal in the company's expansion to new markets such as blockchain gaming and hyper-casual as well as new platforms like the Nintendo Switch, Snapchat and smart home devices. In 2020, he was honored as a ‘Mobile Legend’ at Pocket Gamer’s Mobile Games Awards. 

Prior to joining [Zynga](/org/zynga), Bernard spent nearly 10 years at Electronic Arts Inc., as the company’s Senior Vice President of Mobile Publishing. In that role, he oversaw EA’s mobile distribution, strategy, product management, analytics, network engagement, marketing, revenue demand planning, business development, third-party publishing, and mergers & acquisitions. During his tenure at EA, Bernard also led EA’s games division in Asia and helped bring EA franchises to billions of players.

Before joining EA, Bernard served as Director of Sales and Channel Strategy at [The Walt Disney Company](/org/disney), where he led sales and retail for Disney Mobile.

Bernard holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in both Economics and Communications from Boston College.

Bernard Kim

Alistair Shrimpton joined Meetic in 2007 as the Managing Director of the UK operations. Following the merger of the Meetic and Match.com European companies in 2009, Alistair subsequently led the Meetic European Online Services Division. He is now responsible for managing the key European strategic partnerships and leads the European M&A. Alistair also holds the Executive responsibility for The Match Group inventory and data monetisation business in Europe, managing the internalised advertising operations and commercial teams across the portfolio of European sites, including Meetic, Match.com. Friendscout24, Lexa.nl, Tinder, Twoo and OK Cupid. Alistair was formerly Managing Director of Skype in the UK having moved in to the Internet space in 1999 as Managing Director for the internet recruitment company Jobline.

Alistair Shrimpton

Céline Mutz holds a Masters in Intellectual Property Law from the Paris II Panthéon-Assas University and a LL.M. from the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich, and started her career as an attorney at the Paris Bar. She worked at several law firms between 2003 and 2014, specializing in business, IT and intellectual property law.
She then moved to become an in house counsel in 2014, as the Assistant General Counsel, Legal Director, EMEA of Demandware, a listed company providing e-commerce platforms in the cloud.
In September 2017, she joined the [Match Group](/org/match-group), of which Meetic is part, as the Associate General Counsel, Legal Director, EMEA. In September 2018, she was appointed Associate General Counsel, Legal Director, EMEA-APAC, also looking after the Asia-Pacific region.

Céline Mutz

Céline Boudiere joins Meetic as Chief Marketing Officer.

With more than 20 years of Marketing experience, Céline has a balanced mix of FMCG and pure player background, covering BtoC and BtoB, in businesses with a strong marketing culture.

In 2011 she joined Photobox to accelerate its growth and brand footprint in several European countries across a large brand portfolio. More recently, she held the position of Chief Marketing Officer at LesFurets.com where she was leading the marketing and digital strategy.

Céline has solid expertise in building digital strategies, brand equity, innovations and customer experience.

Céline Boudière

After studying English and German at the Lyon University and being graduated from ESSEC business school in “Management General International” degree, Sylvie Oudin joined the Meetic Group in 2015 as Human Resources Director. Sylvie started her HR career at [General Electric](/org/general-electric) focusing on International Mobility. She then moved to European HR Director roles in different industries: manufacturing, real estate and consulting.

Graduated from KEDGE Business School Bordeaux, and owning the diploma of accounting and management (DSCG), Julien Chouteau began his career in Auditing at [Deloitte](/org/deloitte), in Lille then in Paris, where he evolved to the position of manager. He then spent 3 years at JC Decaux, in the Group Finance Department in the Consolidation department. In 2011, he joined the Meetic group in a role of FP & A (Financial Planning & Analysis), whose role is to assist managers in the definition and monitoring of the strategy and to be the Finance partner of operational managers; before being appointed VP Finance in March 2019.

Julien Chouteau

Wendi Murdoch is an entrepreneur and investor. She is the co-founder and board member of Artsy, an online platform for collecting, discovering and selling art that partners with over 4,000 art museums, galleries, art fairs and auction houses. Murdoch has also worked as an advisor for News Corporation’s businesses and investments in China. She has used her business expertise to invest in companies in Asia and the U.S. Murdoch is an award-winning producer and produced the Netflix documentary “Sky Ladder,” which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.

Wendi Murdoch

Stephen Bailey currently serves as Founder and CEO of [ExecOnline](/org/execonline), a leading provider of B2B leadership development solutions through partnerships with the world’s top business schools. Prior to [ExecOnline](/org/execonline), he served as the CEO and Chief Product Officer of Frontier Strategy Group (FSG), a software and information services business that Bailey grew from an early-stage start-up to a company that served nearly half the Fortune 500 across a range of international markets and business functions. Before joining FSG, Bailey was an associate in the venture capital and private equity group of [WilmerHale](/org/wilmerhale). He is the Board Chair of the Truman Center for National Policy and a member of the Board of Prospect Schools, a charter school network in New York City.

Stephen Bailey

Melissa Brenner currently serves as Executive Vice President, Digital Media for the National Basketball Association, where she leads the development, oversight and implementation of the NBA’s global digital strategy and social media portfolio across multiple media platforms. She has forged groundbreaking deals with leading social media companies and, under her leadership, the NBA has built one of the largest social media communities in the world. Brenner also oversees the league’s digital products and emerging technology initiatives, including machine learning as well as augmented and virtual reality.

Melissa Brenner

Jennifer Zephirin is [Match Group](/org/match-group)’s Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), responsible for developing and implementing programs to achieve [Match Group](/org/match-group)’s diversity goals.

Jennifer most recently served as the Diversity and Inclusion Business Partner for Technology at Uber Technologies. Prior to that, she was a private DEI consultant for brands like [Unilever](/org/unilever) and the Levo Institute. She also served as Visa’s Director of Diversity and Inclusion, developing their first Leadership Development program for underrepresented communities and leading Visa’s first appearance in San Francisco’s Pride Parade.

Jennifer also worked as a member of the Center for Talent Innovation’s (CTI) leadership team. At CTI, she co-authored the study Misunderstood Millennial Talent: The Other 91 Percent, and managed the development and publication process of additional studies. She was also a member of [Morgan Stanley](/org/morgan-stanley)’s Diversity team, where she helped to build and lead professional development programs, manage Employee Resource Groups, and deepen relationships with strategic external partners.  

Jennifer holds an undergraduate degree in economics from [Fairfield University](/org/fairfield-university). She is the proud daughter and sister of Haitian immigrants, and speaks Haitian Creole at home. She still resides in her home town of Brooklyn, NY.

Jennifer Zephirin

Before joining [Match Group](/org/match-group), Stephanie Danzi was the Senior Brand Manager of Mountain Dew at [PepsiCo](/org/pepsico). 

Stephanie Danzi

Shar Dubey transitioned from CEO of the [Match Group](/org/match-group) to an Advisory role in May 2022. Dubey has been a key leader within [Match Group](/org/match-group) for 14 years. For the past two years, she has served as [Match Group](/org/match-group)'s President and has been a member of the Board since late 2019. Prior to her role as [Match Group](/org/match-group)'s President, Ms. Dubey was the Chief Operating Officer of the Tinder business, where she led the team that launched Tinder Gold, the portfolio's most successful monetization feature in its history. She has also served in a variety of other roles, including President of [Match Group](/org/match-group) Americas and Chief Product Officer of the Match brand.

Sharmistha Dubey

Sam Ahn is the Co-Founder and CEO of Hyperconnect. Sam Ahn has been an entrepreneur since he was twenty. Hyperconnect, his eighth company, is an embodiment of his aims to connect and entertain people beyond the constraints of time and space.

Sam Ahn

Before founding [Hawaya](/org/hawaya), Tamer Saleh was a Senior Java Software Engineer at [SWIFT](/org/swift). 

Tamer Saleh

Shaymaa Ali is one of Hawaya App Co-founders, the media image, the spokesperson and Public Relations Officer.

Shaymaa Ali

Joost Roelandts currently serves as CEO of social discovery platform Twoo and of recently-launched social app Ablo. He has served in multiple roles since joining the company in 2007, until he was appointed CEO in 2016. He has over 10 years of experience in running social platforms with a global reach.

Mr. Roelandts holds a master’s degree in Philosophy from the University of Ghent and a master’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Leuven Association.



Joost Roelandts

Alex Dumitriu

Lucia Stacey

Joel Micalizzi is the Director of Data Engineering for Hinge at [Match Group](/org/match-group). Joel has over 10 years of experience working in data engineering and has been a team lead for the past two years. Prior to joining Hinge, Joel worked as a Senior Data Engineer at [Squarespace](/org/squarespace) and as the Director of Platform Development at [1010data](/org/1010data).

Joel Micalizzi graduated from the [University of Maryland](/org/university-of-maryland) with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.

Joel Micalizzi reports to Ben Celebicic, CTO, Hinge. They work with Baylee Feore - Director, Backend Engineering - Hinge, Michael Johnson - Director, Site Reliability Engineering - Hinge.

Joel Micalizzi

After graduating from École Polytechnique in 1998, Matthieu Jacquier then did a Master of Science at [Stanford University](/org/stanford) (USA), and a Master of Business Administration at [Sciences Po](/org/sciences-po).
He specialized in the product area by becoming Product & Marketing Director at SFR, then Director of Innovation for Coyote Systems. He later joined the [SNCF](/org/sncf-mobilites) group, to manage the New Mobilities business, before becoming Digital Strategy Director for the group in 2016.

In 2017, Matthieu Jacquier joined the Meetic Group as Chief Product & Customer Officer. His role in the Meetic Group is to ensure the best customer experience through the product, design, customer service, CRM and events.

Matthieu Jacquier

After graduating from the engineering school ESIEE, Gabrielle obtained a Master in digital communication at Sciences-Po Paris. She started her career in the web portals sector at MSN before working as head of product at LeGuide.com, a European shopping guide.

In 2011, she joined the e-commerce branch of the SNCF Group, oui.sncf, where she worked on user experience, social networks, and marketing strategy. In 2014, she took part in the launch of the Digital Division of the Group SNCF, as strategy and digital transformation director.

In 2019, Gabrielle joined the group Meetic as Chief Product & Customer Officer.

Gabrielle Gleysteen

Amarnath Thombre currently serves as the CEO of [Match Group](/org/match-group) Americas. Amarnath has served in multiple roles since joining the company in 2008, including Chief Strategy Officer, [Match Group](/org/match-group) and President, Match North America. Prior to that, Amarnath held various management and strategy roles at i2 Technologies, where he drove growth at multiple consumer businesses through supply chain innovation.

Amarnath Thombre

Mr. Swidler has overseen all accounting and finance, investor relations and corporate development activities since joining the Company in late 2015, just prior to its IPO.  In his new role, Mr. Swidler will also oversee corporate communications, market research, corporate strategy, data security, advertising, and user safety across the portfolio of brands.

Gary Swidler

Phil Eigenmann currently serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of [Match Group](/org/match-group), where he is responsible for all accounting operations and financial reporting functions. 

Prior to joining [Match Group](/org/match-group), Phil held various finance and accounting leadership roles with AMX Corporation, then a worldwide leader in advanced control and automation technology for commercial and residential markets. 

He has held positions of increasing responsibility with [Match Group](/org/match-group) and its predecessors since May 2006, including Senior Vice President and Global Controller, and Vice President and Global Controller. 

Phil holds a BBA in Accounting from [Texas A&M University](/org/texas-a-m-university) and is a certified public accountant in the State of Texas.



Philip Eigenmann

Sine joined [Match Group](/org/match-group) from Expedia, Inc., where he served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel, overseeing all legal aspects of Expedia’s mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other strategic initiatives, as well as all post-acquisition legal and integration matters.

Jared Sine

Idriss Kechida works with senior executives to design and build data privacy programs that support business growth, enable innovation and maximize market differentiation while minimizing legal and reputational risks.

Idriss Kechida

Hesam Hosseini currently serves as CEO of Match and Match Affinity. Hesam has served in multiple roles since joining the company in 2008, including CEO of PlentyOfFish, General Manager of New Initiatives and General Manager of Match International. Prior to that, Hesam held various management roles at technology startups and was a consultant with [McKinsey & Company](/org/mckinsey-company).

Hesam Hosseini

Before joining [Match Group](/org/match-group), Peter served as CRO for Wrap Media and from 2011-2015, Peter served as Vice President, Solutions Development at Yahoo. In this role, he led Yahoo’s Media Solutions as well as the company’s audience advertising business and mid-market sales team. Previously, he served as CRO at 5to1.com, which was acquired by Yahoo in 2011. Peter has extensive experience in advertising and sales and has held senior leadership roles at organizations including Hi5, Kosmix, Photobucket, Fastclick/ValueClick Media, Maxonline and L90.

Peter Foster

Ariel Charytan currently serves as the CEO of [OkCupid](/org/okcupid). Previously, he served as SVP at [Audible](/org/audible), an Amazon company. A veteran company founder, Mr. Charytan has spent his career building and fostering media, online travel and telecom businesses. Before that, he was the co-founder and CPO of Oyster.com.

Ariel Charytan

Justin grew up in Louisville, KY and studied at [Colgate University](/org/colgate-university). After a few years in management consulting, he attended [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school) and decided to follow his passion for connecting people. Justin founded Hinge in February 2011 with a mission to create real-life connections. As a romantic and the protagonist of a real-life love story, he relaunched Hinge to create a culture of thoughtful dating, the dating app designed to be deleted. Justin’s vision for a more thoughtful experience resonated with millennials and led to the company's user base growing 400% in 2018.

Justin McLeod

Prior to this role, Malgosia served as the Chief Product Officer (CPO) at educational technology company [Top Hat](/org/top-hat), where she headed up product and engineering, and helped scale the company to over 300 people in just 5 years. 

Malgosia Green

Ayesha Gilarde currently serves as Chief Marketing Officer for [Match Group](/org/match-group), where she drives marketing acquisition for all offline and online media platforms. Prior to joining [Match Group](/org/match-group), Ayesha spent eight years leading online marketing efforts for LowerMyBills.com and ClassesUSA.com in her role as Vice President of Marketing.

Ayesha Gilarde

Lindsay Norman is the VP of Design at Hinge, a [Match Group](/org/match-group) company. Lindsay has over 7 years of experience in product design and has led design teams at [Pinterest](/org/pinterest), [LinkedIn](/org/linkedin), and [Blazing Cloud](/org/blazing-cloud). Lindsay has a strong focus on mobile design and enjoys working with clients to create testing plans and iterative goals for their products.

Lindsay Norman has a Bachelor of Marketing from Southern Methodist University - Cox School of Business and a Spanish Language and Literature degree from Fundacion Jose Ortega y Gasset (Madrid).

A direct report to Lindsay Norman is and Michelle Fok - Senior Product Designer, Hinge. They work with Michelle Parsons - Chief Product Officer, Hinge, Ben Celebicic - CTO, Hinge, and Samuel Levy - COO, Hinge. Lindsay Norman reports to Justin McLeod, Founder & CEO, Hinge.

Lindsay Norman

Sepehr Hadizadeh

Benjamin Livingston

Emily Levitt

Hanna Gibeau

Samuel Levy is the current COO of Hinge at [Match Group](/org/match-group). Prior to this, they were Director of Email Yield Optimization at LivingSocial from September 2010 to August 2013. In this role, they were tapped to join the newly formed email strategy group and was responsible for building the ROI model to request additional funding to expand the team and build additional tools. Samuel also executed a Taguchi test, which evaluated 18,000 combinations of templates to solve for the optimal set of features. In addition, they worked with a team of data scientists to develop personalization algorithms (+8% lift in winning model) and led a team of consultants to develop a formalized segmentation approach. Under their guidance, the email strategy was redefined to be relevancy over volume by creating dozens of email types that performed 20-100x better than average emails.

Before LivingSocial, Samuel Levy worked as a consultant at [MarketBridge](/org/marketbridge) from September 2008 to September 2010. During their time there, they built a dashboard for measuring the effectiveness of Microsoft's global marketing campaigns and continued to lead engagement with HP.

Samuel Levy began their educational career at [Colgate University](/org/colgate-university), where they earned a B.A. in Mathematical Economics. Samuel then participated in a study abroad program at UNSW, also in mathematical economics.

Matthew Cutler - Head of Customer Experience, Hinge, Jean-Marie McGrath - Global Head of Communications, Hinge report to Samuel Levy. Their manager is Justin McLeod, Founder & CEO, Hinge. Samuel Levy works with Ben Celebicic - CTO, Hinge, Lindsay Norman - VP, Design - Hinge, and Michelle Parsons - Chief Product Officer, Hinge.

Samuel Levy

Glenn Schiffman has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of IAC since April 2016 and as Chief Financial Officer of ANGI Homeservices Inc. since September 2017.

Prior to joining IAC, Mr. Schiffman served as Senior Managing Director at Guggenheim Securities, the investment banking and capital markets business of [Guggenheim Partners](/org/guggenheim-partners), since March 2013. Prior to his tenure at Guggenheim Securities, Mr. Schiffman was a partner at The Raine Group, a merchant bank focused on advising and investing in the technology, media and telecommunications industries, from September 2011 to March 2013. Prior to joining The Raine Group, Mr. Schiffman served as Co-Head of the Global Media group at Lehman Brothers from 2005 to 2007 and Head of Investment Banking Asia-Pacific at Lehman Brothers (and subsequently [Nomura](/org/nomura)) from April 2007 to January 2010, as well as Head of Investment Banking, Americas from January 2010 to April 2011 for [Nomura](/org/nomura). Mr. Schiffman’s roles at [Nomura](/org/nomura) followed [Nomura](/org/nomura)’s acquisition of Lehman’s Asia business in 2008.

Mr. Schiffman has served on the board of directors of ANGI Homeservices Inc. since June 2017. In his not-for-profit affiliations, Mr. Schiffman is a member of the National Committee on United States-China Relations and serves as a Member of the Board of Visitors for the [Duke University](/org/duke-university) School of Medicine.

Glenn Schiffman

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Jason Cowlishaw is the VP of Information Security at [Match Group](/org/match-group). Jason has over 20 years of experience in Information Security and has been with [Match Group](/org/match-group) since 2016. Prior to joining [Match Group](/org/match-group), Jason was the Director of Global Information Security at Match.com. Jason has also worked as an Information Security Analyst at VarTec Telecom and as an IT Manager at Tellicent, Inc.

Jason Cowlishaw has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Management Information Systems from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

They are on a team with Justine Sacco - Chief Communications Officer, Philip Eigenmann - Chief Accounting Officer, and Gregg Murphy - VP, Global Revenue Operation. Their manager is Gary Swidler, COO & CFO.

Jason Cowlishaw

Adrian Ong is the SVP of Operations at [Match Group](/org/match-group). Adrian has a long and successful history in the business world, starting with their previous company, [Ellipsis Health](/org/ellipsis-health). Adrian then moved on to [Mindbloom](/org/mindbloom), where they were very successful. After that, they moved on to Triber, Vincent Alternative Investments, [Virgin Hotels](/org/virgin-hotels), [SoleSavy](/org/solesavy), and [Starfish Space](/org/starfish-space). All of these companies were very successful under their leadership. Finally, they landed at their current company, [Match Group](/org/match-group), where they have been extremely successful.

Adrian Ong completed a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of New South Wales.

Adrian Ong reports to Gary Swidler, COO & CFO. Some of their coworkers include Jason Cowlishaw - VP, Information Security, Caleb Liu - VP, Strategy & Research, and Philip Eigenmann - Chief Accounting Officer.

Adrian Ong

With a Master degree in Physics from Paris 6 University, Christophe Ozimek joined the Meetic Group in 2009 as IT Operations Director, focusing on overall IT infrastructure simplification and modernization to sustain the group transformation to a Data driven, mobile oriented and agile company. Christophe took the role of Chief Information Officer in August 2015. He started his career in IT consulting, working mainly for Telco & Web clients. During 7 years, he built a strong IT technical background. He moved from IT consultant to IT Operations Director position in 2006 with the company AOL where he initiated a number of transformation programs such as building a new information system to sustain next generation bundle offers for ADSL, TV, Phone, or an offshore outsourcing program.

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