Bio

Chad Collier, Founder and CEO of CarSaver, is a visionary leader in the automotive industry. With a passion for the business dating back to his teenage years, Chad began his career as a lot attendant and worked his way up to sales management and general management positions. In 2004, at the age of 26, he became the youngest non-succession Ford dealer in Ford Motor Company history. He then acquired multiple dealerships in the central southern states, earning recognition as an ''Innovative Dealer of the Year'' in 2008. By the age of 32, he owned three successful new car dealerships and sold his last dealership to AutoNation. Chad's entrepreneurial spirit led him to build and sell several successful auto-tech companies, including Imalooker and CarFactor. His latest venture, CarSaver, is an eCommerce platform and marketplace that helps customers buy, finance, and insure all brands of new and used cars online. CarSaver has ranked as one of INC. 5000 fastest growing companies in America the last two consecutive years. CarSaver has partnered with iHeart and Walmart to offer its marketplace to their customers and employees. The platform also helps car companies, lenders, and dealers digitize their business and sell cars 100% online. CarSaver's partnership with Nissan has enabled the company to launch Nissan buy@home, making Nissan the first traditional car company to offer 100% online buying. Chad's thought leadership in the automotive industry has earned him recognition as a keynote speaker, panelist, and TV commentator. He has appeared at conferences such as the CES, Reuters, Thought Leadership Summit, Auto Leadership Roundtable, Digital Dealer, JD Power AutoRev, and NADA and a commentator for Yahoo finance. He has served on various corporate boards and community service organizations, including the Indiana Auto Dealers Association Board of Directors. Chad is also the Chairman of Collier Consulting, which provides services to various branches of the U.S. government. Chad is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation Indian tribe and is an advocate for upward mobility for Native Americans. He is married with two beautiful children and, in his spare time, is a pilot.