John Kobs
CEO and Co-Founder, Apartment List
John Kobs is the CEO and Co-founder of Apartment List, the fastest growing rental marketplace in the United States, now reaching 3 million renters each month. Apartment List currently boasts the multifamily industry’s only pure play, pay-per-lease product. Apartment List has been named to the Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Companies in America and the Forbes list for Most Promising Companies in America.
John is a fully recovered finance geek who previously focused on technology investing and investment banking. He is on the leadership council of the non-profit Year Up, which aims to close the opportunity divide by empowering underprivileged young adults with training and employment opportunities.
John is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University, was born and raised in Ohio and currently resides in San Francisco.