Shar Dubey
Born
Sharmistha Dubey

1970 (age 53–54)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materIndian Institute of Technology
Ohio State University
Title
PredecessorMandy Ginsberg

Sharmistha Dubey is an Indian-born American business executive. She was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Match Group from March 2020 to May 2022.[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]

Biography

Dubey grew up in Jamshedpur and did her schooling from Loyola School.[7] She earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Kharagpur in 1993. She was the only woman metallurgical engineer that year and Sundar Pichai was a classmate,[7] and said she almost quit in her first week.[8] After graduation, Dubey returned to her hometown and worked for a steel company for a year, before saving up enough money to attend Ohio State University.[9] Dubey later obtained an MS from Ohio State University.[10][11][12]

Dubey is married to Partha[7] and has one daughter.[13]

Career

Dubey began her career in 1998, as an engineer for Texas Instruments, before joining supply chain management software company i2 technologies. 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][11] Dubey additionally served as EVP for Tutor.com from 2013-2014.[12]

Dubey was appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Tinder in 2017, led the launch of Tinder Gold which established Tinder as the highest grossing non-gaming app globally.[14][15][16][17] On January 1, 2018, Dubey was appointed President of Match Group[18] and joined its board of directors in 2019.[19][20]

On March 1, 2020 Dubey was promoted to CEO, succeeding Mandy Ginsberg who stepped down for personal reasons.[21][22][23][24] 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.[25][26]

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.[27]

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

In May 2022, Dubey stepped down as CEO of Match Group and was replaced by Bernard Kim (previously from Zynga).[28] Dubey remained a director of Match Group.

Activism

On September 1, 2021, the Texas Heartbeat Act went into effect. Previously, the Supreme Court of the United States denied a motion to block enforcement in a 5-4 vote. Dubey announced that she would be creating a fund to assist Texas-based employees and their dependents who were impacted by the legislation stating that "I personally, as a woman in Texas, could not keep silent" and "I am shocked that I now live in a state where women's reproductive laws are more regressive than most of the world, including India." She indicated that the fund would cover expenses for those who needed to seek care outside of Texas.[29][30] She made clear that this was a personal fund, and not on behalf of Match.com.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Match Group Names Sharmistha Dubey CEO - Quick Facts". www.nasdaq.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  2. ↑ "Match Group Names Sharmistha Dubey CEO - Quick Facts | Markets Insider". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  3. ↑ Ha, Anthony. "Match Group completes separation from IAC, new board includes Wendi Murdoch and Ryan Reynolds". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  4. 1 2 Maddox, Will (2020-07-02). "Dallas-Based Match Group Separates From Parent Company IAC". D Magazine. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  5. 1 2 "Match Group reorganizes its leadership team after going public". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  6. 1 2 Whitlock, Dominic (2020-08-10). "Shar Dubey Joins 'Fortive' Board of Directors". Global Dating Insights. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  7. 1 2 3 Pardes, Arielle (April 4, 2021). "When the Boss of All Dating Apps Met the Pandemic". Wired. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  8. 1 2 Gelles, David (2021-12-24). "Why the Match.com C.E.O. Took a Stand on the Texas Abortion Law". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  9. ↑ Gelles, David (2021-12-24). "Why the C.E.O. Behind Match.com and Tinder Took a Stand on the Texas Abortion Law". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  10. ↑ "Shar Dubey, Match Group Inc: Profile and Biography". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  11. 1 2 "MTCH Company Profile & Executives - Match Group Inc. - Wall Street Journal". www.wsj.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  12. 1 2 "Shar Dubey". WSJ Tech Live. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  13. ↑ McGill, Dan Primack,Margaret Harding. "Match Group first tech company to back anti-online child abuse bill". Axios. Retrieved 2020-10-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ "Tinder hits top grossing app in the App Store on heels of Tinder Gold launch". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  16. ↑ "Former Tinder COO to replace Mandy Ginsberg as Match Group CEO". Reuters. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  17. ↑ "How Tinder Used F2P Game Monetization to Become a #1 Top Grossing App". Bright Black Associates. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  18. ↑ Group, Match. "Match Group Names Mandy Ginsberg to Succeed Greg Blatt as CEO". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  19. ↑ "Match Group CEO Mandy Ginsberg is stepping down". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  20. ↑ Sun, Leo (2020-02-05). "Will the Departure of Match Group's CEO Affect Tinder's Future?". The Motley Fool. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  21. ↑ Primack, Dan. "Match Group CEO Mandy Ginsberg steps down". Axios. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  22. ↑ McGrath, Maggie. "Match Group CEO Mandy Ginsberg Stepping Down To 'Take Care Of Myself'". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  23. ↑ Wells, Georgia (2020-01-28). "Match Group CEO Mandy Ginsberg Steps Down". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  24. ↑ "Match Group CEO Mandy Ginsberg Steps Down Before Spinoff". www.bloomberg.com. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  25. ↑ Owens, Jeremy C. "Pandemic has boosted online dating, sending Match Group stock surging". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  26. ↑ "Match Group Q1 2020 Letter to Shareholders" (PDF).
  27. ↑ Perez, Sarah. "Pew: 30% of US adults have used online dating; 12% found a committed relationship from it". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  28. ↑ Perez, Sarah (3 May 2022). "Match names Zynga President Bernard Kim as CEO, replacing Shar Dubey". Techcrunch. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  29. ↑ DiFurio, Dom (September 2, 2021). "Match Group CEO creates fund for Texas employees seeking out-of-state abortion care". dallasnews.com. The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  30. ↑ Davalos, Jackie (September 2, 2021). "Match CEO Starts Fund for Staff Hit by Texas Abortion Law". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg Business. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
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