Christa Quarles
American business executive
Christa Quarles is an American business executive. She has been chief executive officer (CEO) of Alludo (formerly Corel) since September 2020.2
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About
Quarles previously was CEO of the restaurant‑reservation platform OpenTable. Before that, she was chief business officer (CBO) at the neighborhood social network Nextdoor and held senior executive roles in the Walt Disney Company and the social‑gaming startup Playdom.
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Companies
Early life and education
- Date not recordedHarvard University Master of Business Administration3 4
- Date not recordedCarnegie Mellon University Bachelor in Economics3 4
Quarles was raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Career
Occupation: business executive.9 10
- Since 2020Chief executive officer, Corel5 8
- 2015 to 2018Chief executive officer, OpenTable5 7
- 2014 to 2015Chief business officer, Nextdoor5 6
- 2009 to 2014Chief financial officer, Playdom4 5
- 2000 to 2009Worked at Thomas Weisel Partners4 5
In July 2014, Quarles joined Nextdoor as chief business officer. She reported to chief executive Nirav Tolia and oversaw business development, human resources, legal, and finance functions. Quarles joined OpenTable in May 2015 as chief financial officer and was appointed permanent CEO in November that year by the Priceline Group. At the 2017 Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference, she dismissed claims that women in technology lack mutual support, describing them as "bullshit," and encouraged stronger networks among women in the sector. Later that year, after Booking Holdings placed OpenTable under the leadership of Kayak CEO Steve Hafner, Quarles announced she would step down at the end of 2018.
In September 2020, private-equity firm KKR appointed Quarles CEO of Corel, later rebranded as Alludo. Quarles has emphasised recurring revenue, in-house customer support, and product cohesion.
She has also been on the boards of Kimberly‑Clark Corporation, is the lead independent director for the fintech company Affirm Inc, and was a non‑editorial co‑chair of Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference in 2019.
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Personal life
Christa Quarles has two children.
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- 1WikidataChrista Quarles on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaChrista Quarles on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikidataeducation, as reported
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- 13WikidataChrista Quarles: X, on Wikidata
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- 16WikidataCorel, Chief executive officer
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- 18WikidataNextdoor, Chief business officer
- 19WikidataPlaydom, Chief financial officer