Hesam Hosseini is the CEO of Evergreen & Emerging Brands, a portfolio of dating apps within the Match Group. He oversees iconic brands such as Match and OKCupid, as well as high-growth brands including BLK and Chispa.

During his 15 years at Match Group, Hesam has been CEO of several of Match Group’s business units including Match, leading the original dating app brand through a period of rapid product and brand transformation. He has incubated and launched several successful dating brands serving under-served communities, which have each made a large cultural impact in their respective segments. Hesam has also overseen multiple acquisitions while at Match Group, including the largest acquisition in the dating category.

Prior to Match, Hesam was a startup founder and a consultant at McKinsey & Company. Hesam holds an Honors in Business Administration from the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. Hesam immigrated to Toronto at the age of twelve and lives in Dallas with his wife, Angela, and 3 children. Hesam and Angela are passionate about supporting early childhood education and serve on the boards of the Vickery Meadow Youth Development Foundation and Educational First Steps, respectively.