Eric Blackford served as executive advisor at TCV. Eric was president and CEO of IAC Travel, managing all of IAC's travel assets, including Expedia, Hotels.com and Hotwire. Eric joined IAC after acquiring Expedia, a former TCV portfolio company, where he served as president and CEO. In 1995, Eric helped found Expedia as part of Microsoft, where he led brand building as Associate Director of Marketing, later served as President of Expedia North America, and was named President and CEO in 2003. Eric has also served as executive chairman of Couchsurfing, a hospitality and social media sharing site, CEO of Butterfield & Robinson, the world leader in top quality active travel, and CEO of TerraPass, the leading retailer of carbon credits, consumer energy efficient products and green gifts. Eric serves on the board of directors of several TCV portfolio companies, including Peloton, SiteMinder, TourRadar, Varsity Tutors and Zillow. Eric is also a board member of Choose Energy, GlassDoor and Liftopia. Eric holds an MBA from Columbia University's Graduate School of Business and a BA in English and a certificate in Theater from Princeton University.