Founder Profile
Lloyd Frink
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Lloyd Frink?
Lloyd Frink is a founder of Expedia Group, Inc., which was founded in 1996 with Rich Barton. Lloyd Frink is a founder of Zillow Group, Inc., which was founded in 2006 with Rich Barton.
- Companies founded
- Expedia Group, Inc. and Zillow Group, Inc.
- Founded
- 1996
- Co-founders
- Rich Barton
Background
Frink was an early Microsoft employee and worked with Barton at Expedia before the two started Zillow.
Founding Story
Lloyd Frink worked closely with Rich Barton at Microsoft to build the original Expedia prototype in 1996. He managed the incredibly complex technical integrations required to pull live flight data from archaic airline mainframes onto a consumer website. He later followed Barton to co-found the real estate giant Zillow. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
Sources
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- Expedia Group Q2 2026 results (Expedia Group, Inc.)
- Expedia Group Q4 and full-year 2025 results (Expedia Group, Inc.)
- Zillow Group Q4 and full-year 2025 financial results (Zillow Group, Inc.)
- Zillow Group Q2 2026 financial results (Zillow Group, Inc.)