Victor A. Perry, better known as Chip Perry, is the former founding president and

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of AutoTrader.com from 1997 to 2013.

Education

Perry holds a degree in

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from

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, and earned an

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, in 1980, from

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Career

In 1997, Perry was the first employee of AutoTrader.com, and was CEO until 2013. In that time, AutoTrader became the largest third-party vehicle shopping website, with over $1.5 billion in annual revenue. As CEO, Perry oversaw a series of acquisitions at AutoTrader, including

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, VinSolutions, and HomeNet Automotive, companies that are now part of the Cox Automotive group. Before joining AutoTrader, Perry worked in Los Angeles for the consulting firm McKinsey & Co. and at the business development arm of the ''

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''. After leaving AutoTrader in 2013, Perry was president and CEO of

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. Perry joined TrueCar as CEO on December 15, 2015, and resigned May 31, 2019.

References

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