Pat Lashinsky

President & CEO, ZipRealty Inc.

As ZipRealty’s Chief Executive Officer and President, Pat Lashinsky serves on the Board of Directors and is responsible for the company vision, planning, and overall strategy, in addition to day to day oversight of the company's overall operations, growth and innovation initiatives. Mr. Lashinsky has previously served as President, Executive Vice President of Product Strategy and Development, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, and as Vice President of Sales at ZipRealty.

Named one of the “Top 100 Most Influential Real Estate People” for 2008 by influential industry publication Inman News, Mr. Lashinsky is a recognized real estate expert for national media such as USA Today, Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press. He is a frequent guest providing real estate commentary for such national news shows as “Good Morning America,” CNBC, CNN and Fox Business News.   Prior to joining ZipRealty, Mr. Lashinsky gained more than 10 years of marketing experience working with such household name brands as General Mills, Taco Bell, and Del Monte. While at General Mills, he was responsible for the creation and development of Go-Gurt Yogurt in addition to managing brands such as Pop Secret and Chex Mix. At Del Monte, Mr. Lashinsky was the lead for new product development.

Mr. Lashinsky has taught marketing classes at Wharton School of Business and the Anderson School of Business at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has a Master of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of California at Los Angeles and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economies from the University of California at Berkeley.