Angie Hicks

Hicks grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana.[4] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from DePauw University,[5] and also earned a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, after Angie's List had been established.[6]

Hicks interned during college at CID Equity Partners, a venture capital firmwhere she met venture capitalist Bill Oesterle.[7] In 1995, Oesterle hired Hicks to start Columbus Neighbors, a call-in service and publication with reviews of local home and lawn services in Columbus, Ohio.[8][4][9][10] After Hicks recruited over 1,000 members in one year, the company was renamed to Angie's List.[11][12] In 1996, the it acquired Unified Neighbors, a similar company in Indianapolis, then moved the Angie's List's headquarters to that city in 1999.[13][14]

In 2017, IAC announced its plans to acquire Angie's List and combine it with IAC's HomeAdvisor to form a new publicly-traded company called ANGI Homeservices Inc.[15] Hicks became the Chief Customer Officer of ANGI Homeservices Inc., a digital marketplace service that connects consumers with service professionals for home repair, maintenance and improvement projects.[16] As of July 2016, Angie's List offered more than 10 million verified reviews of local service providers in over 700 service categories.[17]

Hicks is a member of the Techpoint Board of Directors and a co-founder and past member of the Board of Directors of The Governor Bob Orr Indiana Entrepreneurial Fellowship Program.[18][19] She was a member of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors until 2016.[6]