Spokespeople
Chief of Real Estate Services
Jason leads Redfin’s nationwide salesforce of real estate agents, overseeing the brokerage’s client service and sales strategy as well as agent training and development. Since joining Redfin in 2010 as the company’s first hire in Texas, he has been instrumental in growing the company and held numerous leadership roles. Most recently, Jason oversaw real estate operations, strategy and expansion for RedfinNow, the company’s iBuying business. He was also sales director managing brokerage operations in Texas, Colorado and New Mexico. Prior to Redfin, Jason founded a real estate business and worked as a real estate broker and agent at several firms. He started his career at Dell Computers. Jason graduated from Texas State University with a degree in Finance.
Chief Economist
Daryl Fairweather is the Chief Economist of Redfin. Prior to joining Redfin she was a senior economist at Amazon working on problems related to employee engagement and managing a team of analysts. During the housing crisis, Daryl worked as a researcher at the Boston Fed studying why homeowners entered foreclosure. Since 2023, she has served on the Academic Advisory Council for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Daryl received her Bachelor’s of Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received her Ph.D. and Master’s degrees in economics at the University of Chicago where she specialized in behavioral economics. Follow Daryl on X @FairweatherPhD.
Chief Technology Officer
As Redfin’s Chief Technology Officer, Bridget leads the software engineering and analytics teams. Her mission is to build technology that makes the process of buying and selling a home less complicated and less stressful. She is a leader on issues facing traditionally underrepresented people in technology, and 36% of Redfin’s technology team are women while 12% are Black or Latinx. Prior to Redfin, Frey was the director of analytics and business applications at Lithium Technologies. In addition, she has held management positions at IntrinsiQ Research, IMlogic and Plumtree Software. Since 2019, she has served on the board of directors for Premera Blue Cross. Bridget holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Harvard University, where she graduated magna cum laude. She was recently recognized on Forbes’s annual CIO Next list. Follow Bridget on X.
Chen Zhao
Head of Economics Research
Chen Zhao leads the economics team at Redfin, where she produces research on the housing market for public and internal audiences. Previously, she was an executive director leading housing finance and financial markets research at the JPMorgan Chase Institute. Prior to joining JPMCI, Chen was an economics consultant at Analysis Group, Inc., where she worked on financial litigation cases and led teams conducting health economics and outcomes research on behalf of pharmaceutical companies. While in graduate school, Chen was with the Center for Economic Studies and the Social Economic and Housing Statistics Division at the US Census Bureau, where she conducted applied microeconomics research using large scale restricted-access linked survey-administrative data.
Sheharyar Bokhari
Senior Economist
Sheharyar Bokhari is a Principal Economist and spokesperson at Redfin, where he leads housing market research and oversees the data published through Redfin’s Data Center. His research covers luxury real estate, investor activity, climate risk, affordability in the for-sale and rental markets, and generational housing trends across the U.S. Prior to joining Redfin, he created commercial real estate sale and rental price indices at the MIT Center for Real Estate. He holds a PhD in Urban and Real Estate Studies from MIT.
Joe Rath
Head of Industry Relations, Rocket
Joe Rath is Head of Industry Relations at Rocket, where he leads engagement with MLSs, real estate associations, brokerages, and industry partners across North America. Joe brings deep industry experience as a licensed agent, state broker, regional director, and senior leader at Redfin. During his tenure at Redfin, which began in 2014, Joe played a key role in launching and overseeing operations in major markets including Cleveland, Columbus, Chicago, Miami and Nashville. As an advocate for innovation, transparency, and equitable data access, Joe works closely with industry stakeholders to advance policies that benefit consumers and real estate professionals alike.
