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Dara Khosrowshahi

28 May 1969 – present

Dara Khosrowshahi is an Iranian-American business executive. Born in Tehran, he left Iran with his family as a child and built a career in investment banking before joining IAC, where he became chief financial officer. He led the travel company Expedia as chief executive from 2005 to 2017 and has been chief executive of Uber since 2017.

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Born in Tehran
28 May 1969

He was born into a family that ran one of Iran's larger industrial conglomerates.

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Left Iran with his family before the Islamic Revolution
1978

The family settled in the United States, in the New York area.

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Graduated from Brown University with a degree in electrical engineering
1991

He earned his bachelor's degree in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Worked as an analyst and associate at Allen & Company
1991 – 1998

He spent several years at the investment bank in New York.

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Joined Barry Diller's USA Networks, later IAC
1998

He rose to become chief financial officer of the company.

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Became chief executive of Expedia
August 2005 – August 2017

He led the travel company through its spin-off from IAC and a series of acquisitions.

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Appointed chief executive of Uber
August 2017

He succeeded co-founder Travis Kalanick, who had resigned earlier that year.

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Led Uber through its initial public offering
10 May 2019

The company listed on the New York Stock Exchange in May 2019.

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