Angie Hicks | |
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| Born | May 2, 1974 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | DePauw University (BA), Harvard Business School (MBA) |
| Occupation | Chief Customer Officer of ANGI Homeservices Inc. |
| Known for | Co-Founder of Angie's List |
Angie Hicks is the chief customer officer of ANGI Homeservices Inc. and the co-founder of Angie's List (now known as Angi). [1] [2]
Hicks grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana. [3] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from DePauw University, [4] and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. [5]
Hicks interned during college at CID Equity Partners, a venture capital firm where she met venture capitalist Bill Oesterle. [6] In 1995, Oesterle hired Hicks to start Columbus Neighbors, [7] a call-in service and publication with reviews of local home and lawn services in Columbus, Ohio. [8] [3] [9] [10] After Hicks recruited over 1,000 members in one year, the company was renamed Angie's List. [11] [12] In 1996, it acquired Unified Neighbors, a similar company in Indianapolis, then moved Angie's List's headquarters to that city in 1999. [13] [14]
In 2017, IAC announced its plans to acquire Angie's List and combine it with IAC's HomeAdvisor to form a new publicly traded company called ANGI Homeservices Inc. [15] Hicks became the Chief Customer Officer of ANGI Homeservices Inc., a digital marketplace service that connects consumers with service professionals for home repair, maintenance and improvement projects. [16] [7]
Hicks is a member of the Techpoint board of directors and a co-founder and past member of the board of directors of The Governor Bob Orr Indiana Entrepreneurial Fellowship Program. [17] [18] She was a member of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce board of directors until 2016. [5]