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CenterLine Software and served as its Vice President of Engineering. Mr. Kaufer serves on the boards of several
privately-held companies, including CarGurus, LLC, LiveData, Inc., and GlassDoor, Inc., as well as the charity,
Caring for Carcinoid Foundation. Mr. Kaufer holds an A.B. in Computer Science from Harvard University.
Board Membership Qualifications: As co-founder of TripAdvisor and through his service as its Chief
Executive Officer, Mr. Kaufer has extensive knowledge of TripAdvisor’s business and operations, and
significant experience in the online advertising sector of the global travel industry. Mr. Kaufer also
possesses strategic and governance skills gained through his executive and director roles with several
privately-held companies.
Jonathan F. Miller has been a director of TripAdvisor since the completion of the Spin-Off from Expedia,
Inc. (“Expedia”). He had previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive of News Corporation’s digital
media group and News Corporation’s Chief Digital Officer from April 2009 until October 2012. Mr. Miller was a
founding partner of Velocity Interactive Group (“Velocity”), an investment firm focusing on digital media and
the consumer Internet, from its inception in February 2007 until April 2009. Prior to founding Velocity,
Mr. Miller served as Chief Executive Officer of AOL LLC (“AOL”) from August 2002 to December 2006. Prior
to joining AOL, Mr. Miller served as Chief Executive Officer and President of USA Information and Services, of
USA Interactive, a predecessor to IAC/InterActiveCorp (“IAC”). Mr. Miller previously served as a director of
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. and Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. prior to its merger with LiveNation.
Mr. Miller is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Shutterstock, Inc. and a privately-held search
media and advertising company. Mr. Miller also serves on the Board of Trustees of the American Film Institute
and The Paley Center for Media. Mr. Miller holds a B.A. from Harvard College.
Board Membership Qualifications: Through his various senior leadership positions at other private and
public companies and business divisions thereof, Mr. Miller possesses extensive executive, strategic,
operational, and corporate governance experience. Mr. Miller also has expertise in the digital media and
online advertising sectors. Further, Mr. Miller has experience as a director serving on other public company
boards.
Dipchand (Deep) Nishar has been a director of TripAdvisor since September 2013. Mr. Nishar has served
as Senior Vice President, Products and User Experience for LinkedIn Corporation since January 2011, and served
as its Vice President, Products from January 2009 until January 2011. Prior to LinkedIn, Mr. Nishar served in
several roles, including most recently as the Senior Director of Products for the Asia-Pacific region at Google
Inc., an Internet search company, from August 2003 to January 2009. He was also the Founder and Vice
President of Products at Patkai Networks, a service oriented architecture software company. Mr. Nishar holds an
M.B.A. with highest honors (Baker Scholar) from Harvard Business School, an M.SEE from University of
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and a B.Tech with honors from the Indian Institute of Technology.
Board Membership Qualifications: Through his roles with LinkedIn and Patkai Networks, Mr. Nishar has
significant operational experience in those areas which are directly applicable to TripAdvisor’s business and
areas of focus. Mr. Nishar has an extensive background in the Internet industry and, in particular, the digital
media and online advertising sectors.
Jeremy Philips has been a director of TripAdvisor since the completion of the Spin-Off from Expedia. He
is the managing member of Occam Partners and a director of several private internet companies. Mr. Philips
served as the Chief Executive Officer of Photon Group Limited, a holding company listed on the Australian
Securities Exchange, from June 2010 to January 2012. Mr. Philips had previously served as an Executive Vice
President in the Office of the Chairman of News Corporation from January 2006 to March 2010, and as Senior
Vice President of News Corporation from July 2004 to January 2006. Prior to joining News Corporation, he
served in several roles, including as co-founder and Vice-Chairman of a publicly traded Internet holding
company, and as an analyst at McKinsey & Company. Mr. Philips also served as a director of REA Group Ltd.
from March 2009 to June 2010. He holds a BA and LLB from the University of New South Wales and an MPA
from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
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