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Apptio appoints Zillow CFO Kathleen Philips to board

By TechTaffy Desk

Apptio has appointed Kathleen Philips, chief financial officer of Zillow, to its board.

Ms. Philips joined Zillow in 2010 as general counsel, and served as the company’s chief operating officer from 2013 to 2015. As COO, she ran mergers and acquisitions, corporate development, human resources, legal and customer support.

Before joining Zillow, Ms. Philips served as general counsel of Hotwire, StubHub, Flip Video, Pure Digital Technologies, and FanSnap.

Ms. Philips received her juris doctor with honors from the University of Chicago Law School, and received her bachelor’s degree with distinction from the University of California, Berkeley. She currently serves on the Visiting Committee of the University of Chicago Law School.

[Image courtesy: Apptio]

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