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Rocket Companies Names Alessio Sanfilippo Chief Executive Officer of Redfin

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Redfin has appointed Alessio Sanfilippo as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.

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Former Meta and Intuit executive brings more than two decades of product, data and AI experience to Redfin Click here to download high resolution headshot DETROIT and SEATTLE, August 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT ) today announced that Alessio Sanfilippo has been named Chief Executive Officer of Redfin, effective immediately. Sanfilippo joins Redfin from Meta, where he served as Vice President of Insights for Reality Labs. "Millions of people begin thinking about homeownership on Redfin, often months before they ever talk to a lender," said Varun Krishna, CEO of Rocket Companies. "I worked with Alessio at Intuit and saw firsthand how he combines deep analytical thinking with a real instinct for the consumer. He has spent his career using data and technology to make complex products work better for enormous audiences. Now he gets to bring that experience to Redfin and help us connect home search, brokerage, mortgage, closing and servicing into one experience." Sanfilippo brings more than 20 years of experience across product, data, analytics and technology. At Meta's Reality Labs, he led global teams across data science, data engineering and user research and helped build and grow the market for Meta's AI-enabled wearable glasses. He previously led data and user research for WhatsApp, where his work helped shape the product's U.S. growth strategy as it...

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Event
Executive hire

What this signalsA new leader often reviews the tools the team uses.

Person
Alessio SanfilippoChief Executive Officer
Takes effect
Aug 31, 2026
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States

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  • Alessio SanfilippoChief Executive Officer · Named in the story

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  • directors

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Confidence
100%
Detected
Aug 31, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
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