Tripadvisor, Inc. announced that Matt Goldberg has been named its Chief Executive Officer, succeeding co-founder and long-time CEO, Stephen Kaufer. Over his career, Goldberg has served in various leadership roles in the digital content, media and entertainment, and travel industries, and in both B2B and direct-to-consumer models at companies such as News Corp, Liberty Interactive Corp, Lonely Planet, and Dow Jones. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President, North America and Global Operations at The Trade Desk.

Goldberg's anticipated start date is July 1, 2022 and he will be based at the company's Needham, MA headquarters. Steve Kaufer co-founded Tripadvisor in 2000 and last year announced his intention to leave his role as CEO.