Shar Dubey

Sharmistha Dubey is an Indian American business executive. She is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Match Group, which owns and operates online dating products including Tinder, Match, Meetic, OkCupid, Hinge, Pairs, PlentyOfFish and OurTime.[1][2][3][4] Dubey joined Match Group in 2006.[5] Dubey also serves on the Board of Directors of Match Group and Fortive Corporation.[6]

Sharmistha Dubey
Born1971 (age 49–50)
NationalityIndian American
Alma materIndian Institute of Technology
Ohio State University
Title
PredecessorMandy Ginsberg

Education

Dubey earned a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in 1993 and subsequently obtained an MS from the Ohio State University.[7][8][9]

Career

Dubey began her career in 1998, as an engineer for Texas Instruments, before joining supply chain management software company i2 technologies.[10] Dubey joined Match.com in 2006, serving in multiple roles like president of Match Group Americas, chief product officer of Match and chief product officer and EVP of The Princeton Review.[5][8] Dubey additionally served as EVP for Tutor.com from 2013-2014.[9]

Dubey was appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Tinder in 2017,[11] spearheading the launch of Tinder Gold which established Tinder as the highest grossing non-gaming app globally.[12][13][14][15] On January 1, 2018, Dubey was appointed President of Match Group[16] and joined its board of directors in 2019.[17][18]

On March 1, 2020 Dubey was promoted to CEO, succeeding Mandy Ginsberg who stepped down for personal reasons.[19][20][21][22] Dubey began her tenure as CEO for Match Group just as the COVID-19 pandemic was hitting the US and three months before the company spun off from IAC.[4] In an email dated May 2020, Dubey and Match Group reported that engagement was up for all brands, despite the pandemic, due in part to video dating offerings.[23][24]

As of February 2020, when Dubey became CEO, 30% of adults in the US used online dating, up from 11% in 2013, according to Pew Research Center report.[25]

In August 2020, Fortive Corporation announced the appointment of Shar to its board of directors.[6]

Personal life

Dubey is married and has one daughter.[26]

References
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  12. Garun, Natt (2017-09-01). "Tinder becomes top-grossing iOS app after letting people pay to see who likes them". The Verge. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  13. "Tinder hits top grossing app in the App Store on heels of Tinder Gold launch". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  14. "Former Tinder COO to replace Mandy Ginsberg as Match Group CEO". Reuters. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  15. "How Tinder Used F2P Game Monetization to Become a #1 Top Grossing App". Bright Black Associates. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  16. Group, Match. "Match Group Names Mandy Ginsberg to Succeed Greg Blatt as CEO". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  17. "Match Group CEO Mandy Ginsberg is stepping down". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
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  20. McGrath, Maggie. "Match Group CEO Mandy Ginsberg Stepping Down To 'Take Care Of Myself'". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  21. Wells, Georgia (2020-01-28). "Match Group CEO Mandy Ginsberg Steps Down". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
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  23. Owens, Jeremy C. "Pandemic has boosted online dating, sending Match Group stock surging". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
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  25. Perez, Sarah. "Pew: 30% of US adults have used online dating; 12% found a committed relationship from it". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  26. McGill, Dan Primack,Margaret Harding. "Match Group first tech company to back anti-online child abuse bill". Axios. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
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