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Jen O’Neal is an American entrepreneur and the founder, president and executive chairman of Tripping.com, the world's leading metasearch engine for vacation rentals, which she started in partnership with Jeff Manheimer and Nate Weisiger in San Francisco, California. She also served as the company’s CEO from 2009-2017. Prior to starting Tripping.com, O’Neal was the 5th employee at StubHub (which sold to eBay for $310 million in 2007) and later worked with technology companies in Costa Rica, New Zealand and London.

O’Neal has received coverage in a number of publications and media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Forbes, The New York Times, Inc Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, Conde Nast, TechCrunch, Business Insider, Fox Business News, and in the San Francisco Business Times’ 40 Under 40 for 2017.

Career
O’Neal graduated cum laude from the University of California at Berkeley with dual Bachelor's degrees in English and Italian Studies. She spent her junior year at the Universita degli Studi di Padova in Padua, Italy. Employee #5 at StubHub, O’Neal was hired in 2000 and was responsible for developing the StubHub brand and building the marketing department through both online and offline channels. She went on to serve as Marketing Director at Sportingbet, a London-based gaming company with operations in Costa Rica, and then took a similar position in Europe with Viagogo, the world's largest ticket marketplace, which was started by StubHub co-founder Eric Baker.

In addition to managing a team across Europe, Jen also managed the marketing elements of deals with partners including Manchester United, Chelsea, FC Bayern Munich, Madonna and more.

O’Neal and her partners launched Tripping.com out of TechCrunch Disrupt in 2010. Since then she has raised over $55 million in funding from investors in Silicon Valley, New York, Asia and Europe. After the company's Series B financing in 2015, The Wall Street Journal reported Tripping.com's pre-money valuation to be $100 million. Bloomberg reported the company closed a $35 million Series C in December 2016.

In 2017, O’Neal received the “40 Under 40” award from the San Francisco Business Times. She received the SV50 award from the Irish Technology Leadership Group in 2016, recognizing her contributions to Silicon Valley as an Irish-American. She is also an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) SFBAY Chapter.

Tripping.com
Tripping.com aggregates more than 10 million vacation listings in more than 150,000 cities worldwide. Tripping.com partners with and displays listings from booking websites including Booking.com, HomeAway, VRBO, and TripAdvisor.

Philanthropy
O’Neal is an alumni board member for Sacred Heart Preparatory in Atherton, California. She has also served as a mentor with The Thiel Foundation since 2012, helping young entrepreneurs make their business goals a reality.

Personal Life
O’Neal was born in San Francisco and is a fourth-generation San Franciscan. She has lived and worked in France, Italy, Costa Rica, New Zealand, and the UK.