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Langley Steinert
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Langley Steinert

American entrepreneur and business executive, founder of CarGurus and Tripadvisor

Langley Steinert (born 1963) is an American entrepreneur and business executive. He is most notable for being a founder of CarGurus and being a co-founder Tripadvisor along with Stephen Kaufer.2

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Born 1965.1

About

Steinert has been estimated to have a Net worth of US$522 million as of 2021.

From Wikipedia’s article on Langley Steinert, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

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

  • CarGurus CARG972,136 shares12$29.8M at $30.62Jul 2, 2026

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

Recent filings

  • Jul 1, 2026Shares withheld for tax 12,654 shares at $35.14 of CarGurus12
  • Jun 9, 2026Converted 74,998 shares of CarGurus13
  • Jun 9, 2026Converted 377,639 shares of CarGurus13
  • Apr 1, 2026Shares withheld for tax 12,315 shares at $33.55 of CarGurus14
  • Mar 2, 2026Granted 81,353 shares of CarGurus15
  • Jan 2, 2026Shares withheld for tax 7,761 shares at $37.65 of CarGurus16
  • Oct 1, 2025Shares withheld for tax 12,361 shares at $37.55 of CarGurus17
  • Jul 1, 2025Shares withheld for tax 12,361 shares at $33.74 of CarGurus18
  • Jun 4, 2025Sold 473 shares at $31.88 of CarGurus19
  • Jun 4, 2025Sold 4,119 shares at $31.88 of CarGurus19
  • Jun 3, 2025Sold 2,292 shares at $31.28 of CarGurus19
  • Jun 3, 2025Sold 20,639 shares at $31.28 of CarGurus19
  • Jun 2, 2025Sold 2,292 shares at $31.00 of CarGurus20
  • Jun 2, 2025Sold 20,639 shares at $31.00 of CarGurus20
  • May 30, 2025Sold 2,292 shares at $31.23 of CarGurus20
  • May 30, 2025Sold 20,639 shares at $31.23 of CarGurus20
  • May 29, 2025Sold 2,292 shares at $31.51 of CarGurus20
  • May 29, 2025Sold 20,639 shares at $31.51 of CarGurus20
  • May 28, 2025Sold 2,292 shares at $31.92 of CarGurus21
  • May 28, 2025Sold 20,639 shares at $31.92 of CarGurus21
  • May 27, 2025Sold 2,292 shares at $31.61 of CarGurus21
  • May 27, 2025Sold 20,639 shares at $31.61 of CarGurus21
  • May 23, 2025Sold 2,291 shares at $31.21 of CarGurus21
  • May 23, 2025Sold 20,640 shares at $31.21 of CarGurus21
  • May 22, 2025Sold 2,292 shares at $31.69 of CarGurus22

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedTuck School of Business3

Steinert attended Georgetown University from 1981 until 1985, finishing with a Bachelor's degree in Economics. From 1989 until 1991 he attended Tuck School of Business earning his Master of Business Administration.

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Career

Occupation: executive, manager, businessperson.6

Known for: Tripadvisor, CarGurus.7

Early career

After graduating from business school, Steinert spent three years from 1991 until 1994 as a product manager at the now defunct Lotus Development. After his stay at Lotus, he later spent three years at Papyrus and then spent another two years at Viaweb, joining as the fifth employee of the company. Steinert then became a partner at the venture capital company Flagship Pioneering (then Flagship Ventures), where he then met Stephen Kaufer, who he would later co-found Tripadvisor with.

Tripadvisor

Steinert along with Kaufer, raised US$4.5 million from family and friends to later found their company Tripadvisor, a company that utilizes user-generated reviews for places such as Hotels, Museums and Restaurants, in February 2000. He later stepped down as chairman of the company in February 2006 to found his new company CarGurus.

CarGurus

Steinert founded the company CarGurus, a company that assists users in comparing local listings for used and new cars, and contacting sellers, in January 2006. Steinert served as CEO of the company until 2021, when he stepped down and was replaced with former CFO of the company, Jason Trevisan.

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ApartmentAdvisor

In 2021, along with Josh Arnold and Oliver Chrzan, Steinert founded the company ApartmentAdvisor, a search website that helps users find apartment rentals.

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