Selina Tobaccowala | |
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| Born | 1977 (age 45–46) [1] |
| Education | Stanford University |
| Occupation(s) | entrepreneur, software product executive |
| Years active | 1997 - present |
| Known for | Co-founding Evite |
Selina Tobaccowala is an American entrepreneur and software product executive. She is known for co-founding the company Evite. [2] [3]
Selina Tobaccowala attended Ramsey High School in New Jersey. [1] When she was 14 years old, Tobaccowala spent 6 days volunteering at the Mother Teresa Asha daan, a shelter for the mentally and physically disabled that is affiliated with the Missionaries of Charity in India. [1] Tobaccowala later attended Stanford University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in computer science. [4]
While in college, Tobaccowala and fellow Stanford student Al Leib founded Evite in 1997. [4] She served as vice president of engineering at Evite until 2001, when Evite was acquired by Ticketmaster. [4] [5] [6] [ better source needed ] After managing the transition, [4] she became senior vice president of product at Ticketmaster's Europe division. [6] [7] [ better source needed ]
Tobaccowala joined SurveyMonkey in 2009 as vice president of product and engineering, [8] [ better source needed ] before becoming president and chief technology officer. [2]
In 2016, Tobaccowala joined with Evite co-founder, Al Lieb, to start Gixo, a fitness app that streams live exercise classes to mobile devices. [9] [ better source needed ] Gixo was acquired in 2019 by Openfit, a subsidiary of the Beachbody Company. [10] Tobaccowala has served as Openfit's chief digital officer. [11]
Tobaccowala serves on the board of Redfin [12] and Vital Voices. [13] [ better source needed ] She previously served on the board of Tugboat Yards and the advisory board of HubSpot. [8] [14] [ better source needed ]
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