spencer rascoff

Spencer co-founded Pacaso with Austin Allison to democratize access to second home ownership. He is a serial entrepreneur who also co-founded Zillow and Hotwire, and was CEO of Zillow for a decade. Spencer is passionate about company culture, and at Zillow he created and maintained a culture that frequently won awards from places like Fortune Best Places to Work, Glassdoor and The Seattle Times. He is on the Board of Advisors for PledgeLA, a coalition working to increase diversity, equity and community engagement in LA’s tech community. Today, Spencer is a frequent angel investor and advisor to venture capital firms, and is on the board of Palantir. He founded and is chairman of dot.LA, a news site focused on Los Angeles’ startup scene. Before his consumer web career, Spencer worked in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and in private equity at TPG Capital. He is also a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and has served as a Visiting Executive Professor at Harvard Business School. Spencer graduated cum laude from Harvard University. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Nanci, and their three children.