Joey Levin is an American businessman, currently serving as the

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of IAC. Levin was appointed to the position in June 2015, after previously leading the company's Search & Applications segment. In October 2022, Levin was also appointed as CEO of Angi Inc.

Education

Levin graduated from the

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from the

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, with a

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in Economics from the

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and a B.A.S. in Engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Career

Levin worked from 2001 to 2003 in the Technology Mergers & Acquisitions group for

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(now Credit Suisse) in

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. In 2003, Levin joined IAC, holding various roles, including Senior Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions and Finance, before his appointment to CEO of

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, an IAC-owned consumer software company now known as IAC Applications, in November 2009. Levin then served as CEO of IAC Search & Applications, overseeing the desktop software, mobile applications, and media properties that at that time comprised IAC's Search & Applications segment:

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, Apalon,

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, CityGrid,

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, Mindspark,

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, and SlimWare. In June 2015, Levin was named CEO of IAC and appointed to the company's Board of Directors. The move was linked with IAC's decision to spin off The Match Group in an IPO, with IAC Chairman Barry Diller citing Levin's "youth, energy, and ability to develop" the assets remaining in IAC's portfolio. Levin is present Chairman of the Board of Directors of Angi Inc. and Vimeo and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Turo and MGM Resorts International. He previously served on the Board of Directors of

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from March 2017 until July 2019 and on the Board of Directors of Tree.com from August 2008 until November 2014. He also served on the Board of Directors of The Active Network from February 2008 up until its sale to Vista Equity Partners in December 2013.

Awards and honors

In March 2014,

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selected Levin, then CEO of IAC's Search & Applications segment, as one of its annual 40 Under 40 honorees. In April 2016, Levin was named #9 on Forbes' list of "America's Most Powerful CEOs 40 and Under". In August 2017, Levin was selected for Fortune's "2017 40 Under 40" list. In July 2018, Levin was named #14 on Fortune's "2018 40 Under 40" list. In December 2019, Levin was named as one of the 50 people who defined 2019 in "The Bloomberg 50."

References

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