CarGurus Appoints Elisa Palazzo as Chief Financial Officer
CarGurus (Nasdaq: CARG), the No. 1 visited digital auto platform for shopping, buying, and selling new and used vehicles*, today announced the appointment of Elisa Palazzo as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective December 4, 2023. Reporting to CarGurus Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jason Trevisan, Palazzo will lead financial operations and strategy to support the company’s goal to build a powerful transaction-enabled destination that supports the full lifecycle of a vehicle transaction.
“Elisa’s breadth of experience leading financial operations and investment strategy within the tech sector will be invaluable to our team as we continue to evolve our platform with the aim of driving greater value for our dealer partners, consumers, and stockholders,” said Jason Trevisan, CEO of CarGurus. “Her extensive financial expertise and strategic vision will be valuable assets in our current stage and as we further expand our transaction and digital retail capabilities. I look forward to welcoming her to the CarGurus executive team as we continue to innovate and grow our business.”
Palazzo joins CarGurus with nearly 20 years of operating, investing, and transaction experience, with a focus on marketplaces that reach both consumer and business-to-business users. She currently serves as Deputy CFO and Senior Vice President of Finance at Talkspace, a two-sided marketplace providing online behavioral health services, where she leads financial planning & analysis, accounting, and investor relations. She assumed the role of Deputy CFO in April 2023, initially coming on board as Senior Vice President of Finance in 2021 as part of Hudson Executive Capital’s involvement in Talkspace. Prior to becoming Deputy CFO at Talkspace, she was a Managing Director at Hudson Executive Capital, overseeing investments in consumer, online, and digital media companies.
Earlier in her career she held senior technology investment roles at several asset management institutions, and served as an investment banker at Credit Suisse. Palazzo holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a Master of Science in Corporate Finance from Bocconi University.
“I am thrilled to join a market leader like CarGurus at a pivotal moment in its evolution as the digital automotive space is poised for transformation. I am energized and inspired by the opportunity to help the company fulfill its vision to build a powerful transaction-enabled digital destination that supports both dealers and consumers through the vehicle transaction journey," added Palazzo.
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About CarGurus, Inc.
CarGurus (Nasdaq: CARG) is the leading multinational automotive platform helping consumers and dealers confidently buy and sell vehicles. Founded in 2006 with a mission to bring more trust and transparency to car shopping, CarGurus is the No. 1 visited automotive shopping site in the U.S.(1) with the largest selection of inventory and network of dealers(3). CarGurus’ unmatched selection, trusted automotive insights, and data-driven products and solutions support each shopper’s journey — from online research and shopping to in-dealership decisions — to empower them at every step. And, by translating data from billions of monthly site interactions, CarGurus provides dealers a personalized, predictive intelligence platform with software solutions that helps them run their businesses more efficiently and profitably at all stages of inventory acquisition and pricing, marketing, and conversion to sale.
CarGurus operates online marketplaces in the U.S., U.K., and Canada. The company’s network of brands includes PistonHeads, the largest online motoring community in the U.K.(4), and Autolist, a U.S.- based online marketplace.
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1) Similarweb: Traffic and Engagement Report {Cars.com, Autotrader.com, TrueCar.com, CARFAX.com Listings (defined as CARFAX.com Total Visits minus Vehicle History Reports)}, Q3 2025, U.S.
2) Sensor Tower Data: #1 downloaded Automotive Marketplace & Retailers app across all active markets (US, CA, and UK) for the last eight consecutive quarters.
3) Compared to Autotrader.com (YipitData July/August 2025), Cars.com, TrueCar.com (YipitData as of September 30, 2025), and CARFAX (Joreca as of September 30, 2025).
4) Similarweb: Traffic Insights, Q3 2025, U.K.
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