Christa Quarles

Christa Quarles is an American business executive. She has served as chief executive officer (CEO) of Alludo (formerly Corel) since September 2020. Quarles previously served as CEO of the restaurant‑reservation platform OpenTable.

Early life and education Quarles was raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Career

In July 2014, Quarles joined Nextdoor as chief business officer. At the 2017 Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference, she dismissed claims that women in technology lack mutual support, describing them as "bullshit," and encouraged stronger networks among women in the sector. Later that year, after Booking Holdings placed OpenTable under the leadership of Kayak CEO Steve Hafner, Quarles announced she would step down at the end of 2018. Quarles has emphasised recurring revenue, in-house customer support, and product cohesion.

She has also served on the boards of Kimberly‑Clark Corporation and is the lead independent director for the fintech company Affirm Inc., and was a non‑editorial co‑chair of Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference in 2019.