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Chief Executive Officer

Glenn is the CEO of Redfin. Prior to joining Redfin, he was a co-founder of Plumtree Software, a Sequoia-backed, publicly traded company that created the enterprise portal software market. In his seven years at Plumtree, Glenn at different times led engineering, marketing, product management, and business development; he also was responsible for financing and general operations in Plumtree’s early days. Prior to starting Plumtree, Glenn worked as one of the first employees at Stanford Technology Group, a Sequoia-backed start-up acquired by IBM. Glenn was raised in Seattle and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a regular contributor to the Redfin blog and Twitter.

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 twitter @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 34% of Redfin’s technology team are women while 10% 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 as a Seattle CIO of The Year award winner. Follow Bridget on Twitter.

Chief Growth Officer

Christian leads Redfin’s Product and Marketing teams, and is responsible for making sure that customers know and trust that Redfin will put them first and help them win in real estate. Prior to being appointed Chief Growth Officer, Christian was our Chief Product Officer. Prior to joining Redfin, Christian spent eight years at Amazon, where he held leadership roles in Amazon’s Retail, Prime and Alexa businesses. Before Amazon, Christian worked at two early-stage start-ups as well as ThoughtWorks, a software consultancy. Christian holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Harvard University and master’s degree in business administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Jason Aleem

Senior Vice President of Real Estate Operations

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.

Chen Zhao

Economics Lead

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’s research focuses on better understanding the housing market for audiences inside and outside of Redfin. Prior to joining Redfin, he created commercial real estate sale and rental price indices at the MIT Center for Real Estate. He has also done research on consumer decisions and behavioral biases in real estate pricing. Sheharyar holds a PhD from MIT in Urban and Real Estate Studies.

Joe Rath

Senior Director of Brokerage Operations

Joe Rath is Redfin’s senior director of brokerage operations and head of industry relations. Joe brings a wealth of industry experience as a licensed agent, state broker, and regional director. Since joining Redfin in 2014, he has been instrumental in launching and overseeing markets in Cleveland, Columbus, Chicago, Miami, Nashville, Toronto, and Vancouver. Appointed as director of industry relations, Joe’s role involves building relationships with listing services, associations, brokerages, and industry partners across North America. He also coordinates Redfin’s network of brokers and agents to advocate for policies that promote innovation, transparency, equitable data access, and benefits for agents and consumers.

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