Ernest Garcia III
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Ernest Garcia III

American businessman

Ernest C. Garcia III (born 1982/1983) is an American businessman. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer of online used car retailer Carvana.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Ernest Garcia III (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1985.1

Net worth $11.4B (as of 2025, per forbes.com).25 Richest people

Companies

Holdings

Stock this person has reported owning, from the forms officers and directors file with the SEC. See the biggest insider stakes.

Shares held

  • Carvana CVNA6,466,799 shares11$386.6M at $59.78Sep 3, 2026

As of each latest filing. The line shows shares held over time.

Recent filings

  • Sep 1, 2026Shares withheld for tax 7,070 shares at $72.18 of Carvana11
  • Aug 3, 2026Granted 134,707 shares of Carvana12
  • Aug 1, 2026Shares withheld for tax 7,069 shares at $62.36 of Carvana12
  • Jul 1, 2026Shares withheld for tax 7,072 shares at $67.87 of Carvana13
  • Jun 1, 2026Shares withheld for tax 7,067 shares at $71.00 of Carvana14
  • May 1, 2026Shares withheld for tax 1,415 shares at $382.60 of Carvana15
  • Apr 29, 2026Shares withheld for tax 9,268 shares at $396.59 of Carvana16
  • Apr 29, 2026Granted 22,412 shares of Carvana16
  • Apr 1, 2026Shares withheld for tax 4,537 shares at $312.09 of Carvana17
  • Mar 1, 2026Shares withheld for tax 1,229 shares at $334.16 of Carvana18
  • Feb 1, 2026Shares withheld for tax 1,230 shares at $401.11 of Carvana19
  • Jan 1, 2026Shares withheld for tax 897 shares at $422.02 of Carvana20
  • Dec 1, 2025Shares withheld for tax 1,229 shares at $375.26 of Carvana21
  • Nov 1, 2025Shares withheld for tax 1,229 shares at $306.54 of Carvana22
  • Oct 9, 2025Sold 16 shares at $362.00 of Carvana23
  • Oct 9, 2025Sold 15 shares at $362.00 of Carvana23
  • Oct 9, 2025Sold 35 shares at $361.00 of Carvana23
  • Oct 9, 2025Sold 36 shares at $360.74 of Carvana23
  • Oct 9, 2025Sold 140 shares at $360.08 of Carvana23
  • Oct 9, 2025Sold 139 shares at $359.66 of Carvana23
  • Oct 9, 2025Sold 141 shares at $358.96 of Carvana23
  • Oct 9, 2025Sold 141 shares at $358.96 of Carvana23
  • Oct 9, 2025Sold 87 shares at $357.90 of Carvana23
  • Oct 9, 2025Sold 87 shares at $357.90 of Carvana23
  • Oct 9, 2025Sold 86 shares at $357.13 of Carvana23

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedStanford University3

Ernest Garcia III is the son of businessman Ernest Garcia II. He earned a bachelor's degree in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University in 2005.

Garcia lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ernest Garcia III (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: businessperson.5

Garcia began his career as an associate in the Principal Transactions Group at RBS Greenwich Capital. He joined DriveTime in 2007, before co-founding (with Ryan Keeton and Ben Huston) its subsidiary Carvana in 2012, with Garcia as president and CEO since its inception. Carvana was eventually spun out from DriveTime and given an IPO in 2017. At that time, Garcia became chairman of Carvana.

In 2016, Garcia was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year in the Mountain Desert region for the consumer technology category Garcia, along with Carvana's co-founders, were included in Fortune's 40 Under 40 list in 2017.

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Garcia's wealth dropped 98% in 2022, as Carvana's stock price continued to fall amid bankruptcy concerns.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ernest Garcia III (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

  • CitizenshipUnited States6
  • ResidencePhoenix7