Tom Taira

Tom Taira has served as President, Special Projects since October 2018. Prior to joining Carvana, Mr. Taira was the co-founder and CEO of Propel AI, which was acquired by Carvana in 2018. In 2005, Mr. Taira co-founded TrueCar, Inc. and from 2005 until 2018 he served in various roles at TrueCar, Inc. including Chief Product Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, and President. Between 2009 to 2010, Mr. Taira co-founded and served as CEO of Honk LLC, an automotive social media website, which was acquired by TrueCar. He has also been a Director and founding team member at various automotive startups, including Model E, a vehicle subscription service, and Build-to-Order, a new American automotive manufacturer. Mr. Taira began his automotive career at Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. where he served as eBusiness Strategy Manager. Mr. Taira holds a B.A. in Social Sciences from the University of California, Irvine and an M.B.A. from Georgetown University.