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Stephen Kaufer (born September 7, 1962) is an American businessman who founded travel services company TripAdvisor. Kaufer launched TripAdvisor in 2000 with Langley Steinert, and was the company's president and chief executive officer from then until his retirement in 2022.
Tripadvisor LLC was founded by Stephen Kaufer, Langley Steinert, Nick Shanny, and Thomas Palka in February 2000. Kaufer came up with the idea after being frustrated planning a family vacation. [2]
Nov 11, 2021 · The co-founder and long-time leader of the world's largest travel site will leave his position next year after over 20 years at Tripadvisor. The board of directors has initiated a search for his successor.
Sep 22, 2016 · Stephen Kaufer has been with TripAdvisor throughout its 16-year journey from B2B vertical search engine to becoming the world’s largest travel site. Along the way, he has steered the company through pivots, sales, acquisitions and an IPO, to become an industry-leader in a highly competitive and rapidly evolving market.
May 6, 2022 · Tripadvisor has named Matt Goldberg its chief executive officer. Goldberg will succeed co-founder and long-time CEO, Stephen Kaufer. With over 20 years of leadership and experience in strategy and operations across a number of leading media, advertising, and consumer-facing companies under his belt, Goldberg will return to the travel sector to ...
Jul 1, 2022 · Steve Kaufer and Tripadvisor had a deep impact on how travel is planned and purchased as user-generated content became a staple.
Feb 23, 2013 · Stephen Kaufer, the chief executive of TripAdvisor, developed his company after a frustrating search for hotel advice online.
