Bumble announced that its founder and executive chair, Whitney Wolfe Herd, will become the company's new Chief Executive Officer in mid-March 2025.

Bumble's Whitney Wolfe Herd, one of tech's most influential women, is returning to the helm of the dating app.

Whitney Wolfe Herd, the founder of Bumble, will reclaim her role as CEO of the dating app company in mid-March. This transition follows the resignation of Lidiane Jones, who cited “personal reasons” for her departure.

Bumble founder and executive chair Whitney Wolfe Herd, who stepped down as CEO at the beginning of 2024, is returning to the post in mid-March. Former Slack CEO Lidiane Jones, who succeeded Herd, has resigned for “personal reasons” and will remain in the role until Wolfe Herd takes over.

Whitney Wolfe Herd founded dating and networking app Bumble Inc. in 2014 and led it as CEO for about a decade before stepping away from the role in early 2024. Little more than a year later, however, she's planning to return to her company as CEO in March.

Bumble Inc. Founder and Executive Chair, Whitney Wolfe Herd, will become Chief Executive Officer, effective mid-March 2025. Wolfe Herd will succeed Lidiane Jones, who has resigned from her role for personal reasons Bumble Inc.

Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd returns as the company struggles with declining stock and competition in the online dating market.

Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd will return as the company's CEO in mid-March. Wolfe Herd previously stepped down from the role and was replaced by Lidiane Jones, who led Salesforce's Slack. Jones is resigning as CEO of Bumble for "personal reasons,

Bumble announced today that founder Whitney Wolfe Herd is returning as CEO after stepping down from the position in 2023.  Wolfe Herd will succeed Lidiane Bumble announced today that founder Whitney Wolfe Herd is returning as CEO after stepping down from the position in 2023.