Angie Hicks is the Chief Customer Officer of ANGI Homeservices Inc. and the co-founder of Angie's List (now known as Angi). ^{[1] [2]}

Early life and education

Hicks grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana. ^[3] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from DePauw University, ^[4] and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. ^[5]

Career

Hicks interned during college at CID Equity Partners, a venture capital firm where she met venture capitalist Bill Oesterle. ^[6] In 1995, Oesterle hired Hicks to start Columbus Neighbors, a call-in service and publication with reviews of local home and lawn services in Columbus, Ohio. ^{[7] [3] [8] [9]} After Hicks recruited over 1,000 members in one year, the company was renamed Angie's List. ^{[10] [11]} In 1996, it acquired Unified Neighbors, a similar company in Indianapolis, then moved Angie's List's headquarters to that city in 1999. ^{[12] [13]}

In 2017, IAC announced its plans to acquire Angie's List and combine it with IAC's HomeAdvisor to form a new publicly traded company called ANGI Homeservices Inc. ^[14] Hicks became the Chief Customer Officer of ANGI Homeservices Inc., a digital marketplace service that connects consumers with service professionals for home repair, maintenance and improvement projects. ^[15] Hicks is a member of the Techpoint Board of Directors and a co-founder and past member of the Board of Directors of The Governor Bob Orr Indiana Entrepreneurial Fellowship Program. ^{[16] [17]} She was a member of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors until 2016. ^[5]

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