# Matt Goldberg

> Matt Goldberg is President and CEO of Tripadvisor, a role he has held since July 2022. Previously CEO of Lonely Planet and an executive at The Trade Desk, News Corp, QVC and Dow Jones, he has worked across travel, publishing, commerce and advertising. His current work centers on experiences, AI-enabled travel discovery and the changing economics of trusted travel advice.

- **Role:** President & CEO at Tripadvisor
- **Organizations:** Tripadvisor, Lonely Planet, The Trade Desk, News Corp, QVC / Qurate, Dow Jones, Bertelsmann, Lingoda, Lumina Foundation, Jim Joseph Foundation, Burning Man Project, Dataphilanthropy
- **Education:** B.A. in English, Cornell University, M.A. in International Studies (also described as International Relations), University of Melbourne, M.B.A., Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Led Lonely Planet during its expansion into mobile travel guidance and international markets., Succeeded Tripadvisor co-founder Steve Kaufer as chief executive in July 2022., Founding director of Dataphilanthropy.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2009** — Held business-development roles at Bertelsmann and digital strategy and operating responsibilities at Dow Jones / the Wall Street Journal Digital Network.
- **2009-2013** — CEO of Lonely Planet.
- **2013-2016** — Senior Vice President, Global Market Development and Head of Corporate Development at QVC, later Qurate; October 2013 through November 2016.
- **2016-2019** — Global Head of M&A and Strategic Alliances and Head of India at News Corp; December 2016 through December 2019.
- **2020-2022** — Senior executive at The Trade Desk, including North America and global operations responsibilities; February 2020 through June 2022.
- **2022** — Became Tripadvisor President and CEO effective July 1, succeeding co-founder Steve Kaufer.
- **2026** — Led Tripadvisor as it pursued the proposed sale of TheFork to American Express and concentrated on experiences.

## Achievements

- Led Lonely Planet during its expansion into mobile travel guidance and international markets.
- Succeeded Tripadvisor co-founder Steve Kaufer as chief executive in July 2022.
- Founding director of Dataphilanthropy.
- Chair of Lingoda’s board; board service at Lumina Foundation, Burning Man Project and Jim Joseph Foundation.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Tripadvisor signed a definitive agreement on August 2 to sell TheFork to American Express. The August filing described closing as pending, expected before year-end and subject to conditions.
- **2026-08** — As CEO, Goldberg presented second-quarter results: continuing-operations revenue of $441.9 million, down 7%; experiences revenue up 3%; Hotels and Other revenue down 21%.
- **2026-06** — Tripadvisor announced the proposed $700 million all-cash sale of TheFork to American Express.
- **2025-09** — Discussed AI search, licensing and partnership experiments at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tripadvisor.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattgoldbergtripadvisor

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Last updated: 2026-10-24