Dara Khosrowshahi Bio | Wiki
Dara Khosrowshahi is a noted Iranian-American business executive. Currently, he has served as the CEO of Uber since August 2017 succeeding co-founder and billionaire Travis Kalanick. Before, he was CEO of Expedia Group, a company that owns several travel fare aggregators. In addition, he is on the board of directors of BET.com and Hotels.com and previously on the board of The New York Times Company.
Dara Khosrowshahi Age
He was born in Tehran, Iran on May 28, 1969. Khosrowshahi is 54 years old and celebrates his birthday every year on May 28.
Dara Khosrowshahi Height
He is a man of tall stature. Khosrowshahi stands at a height of 6 ft 0 in ( approx. 1.83m ).
Dara Khosrowshahi Family
He was born in Tehran, Iran to a prominent Muslim wealthy family. Khosrowshahi holds American nationality. His parents are Lili and Asghar (Gary) Khosrowshahi. His family is the founders of the Alborz Investment Company, a diversified conglomerate involved in pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food, distribution, packaging, trading, and services.
Khosrowshahis family was targeted for its wealth and his mother decided to leave everything behind and flee the country before the Iranian Revolution in 1978. His family members moved to Tarrytown, New York, United States to his uncle and his mother worked full-time to pay for his children’s education. Asghar his father could not leave Iran for 6 years and thus Khosrowshahi spent his teenage years without seeing his father. In addition, he grew up with Kaveh Khosrowshahi and Mehrad Khosrowshahi.
Dara Khosrowshahi First Wife
He has been married twice and divorced once. He was first married to Kathleen Grant. The couple had two children a son, Alex, and a daughter, Chloe.
Dara Khosrowshahi Wife | Spouse
Khosrowshahi married Sydney Shapiro, a former preschool teacher and actress on December 12, 2012. Sydney wore a Slayer t-shirt to the wedding. They have twin sons Hayes Epic and Hugo Gubrit who have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Furthermore, he appeared as a guest speaker for the Autism Partnership Foundation.
Dara Khosrowshahi Daughter
He has one daughter Chloe from his first marriage with Kathleen Grant. On September 2, 2017, he tweeted, “My daughter @ChloeNoor found out from a friend about my new job @Uber before I could tell her. Screenshot of her #surprise. pic.twitter.com/DAZTdQTofN.”
Dara Khosrowshahi Education
He received his high school diploma from the Hackley School, a private university-preparatory school in Tarrytown in 1987. Khosrowshahi then joined Brown University graduating with a B.S. in electrical and electronics engineering. He was a member of the social fraternity Sigma Chi.
Dara Khosrowshahi House
He resides in San Francisco, California where he bought a new mansion after he sold his Seattle home for $3.835M in an off-market deal. He had a five-bedroom and five-bathroom over 5,000 square feet house in Seattle, WA.
Dara Khosrowshahi Email | Contact | Phone Number
As the CEO of Uber, his email address is [email protected].
Dara Khosrowshahi Interview | Cnbc
In June 2023, he had a discussion at The Aspen Institute where he shared what he’s learned and a vision for the company’s next chapter. Moreover, in August 2023, Khosrowshahi joined ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the company’s quarterly earnings results, the competition with Lyft, and growth outlook. The interview is available at Cnbc.com.
Dara Khosrowshahi Leadership Style
His leadership style is mostly described as collaborative and data-driven. This is because he has emphasized the importance of listening to feedback from employees and stakeholders. In return, making decisions based on data and evidence is achieved efficiently.
Dara Khosrowshahi Uber Ceo
Currently, he has served as the CEO of Uber since August 2017 succeeding co-founder and billionaire Travis Kalanick. He has forfeited his un-vested stock options of Expedia, then worth $184 million but Uber paid him over $200 million to take the CEO position. Moreover, he also serves on Uber’s board of directors.
He was persuaded by Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek to apply as Uber CEO during their meetings in 2017. Before, he was CEO of Expedia Group, a company that owns several travel fare aggregators. He first worked as an analyst at Allen & Company, an investment bank in 1991. Khosrowshahi left the firm to work for one of his former clients at the bank, Barry Diller, first at Diller’s USA Networks.
He worked as senior vice president for strategic planning and then president, and later as chief financial officer of IAC, another company controlled by Diller. In addition, he won a Pacific Northwest Entrepreneur of the Year award from Ernst & Young.
Khosrowshahi Works at Uber along with:
Nikki Krishnamurthy – CPO.
Austin Geidt – former Head of Operations.
Jill Hazelbaker – Senior Vice President of Marketing and Public Affairs.
Travis Kalanick – Co-founder and Former CEO.
Dara Khosrowshahi Salary
As the CEO of Uber, he had a base salary of $1 Million in 2022 and his total compensation last year rose 22% to $24.3 million.
Dara Khosrowshahi Net Worth
Khosrowshahi is a noted Iranian-American business executive whose net worth is attained from working as CEO at Uber and CEO of Expedia Group among other positions. His net worth is $250 Million.
How Rich Is Dara Khosrowshahi
He has a net worth of $250 Million earned from working as CEO at Uber and CEO of Expedia Group among other positions.
Who Is Dara Khosrowshahi
Khosrowshahi is a 54-year-old Iranian-American business executive. Currently, he has served as the CEO of Uber since August 2017 succeeding co-founder and billionaire Travis Kalanick. Before, he was CEO of Expedia Group, a company that owns several travel fare aggregators. In addition, his net worth is $250 Million.
Who Is Dara Khosrowshahi Wife
Khosrowshahi married Sydney Shapiro, a former preschool teacher and actress. The two have twin sons Hayes Epic and Hugo Gubrit. He was previously married to Kathleen Khosrowshahi and they had Chloe and Alex.
Khosrowshahi’s Social Media Account
Twitter – @dkhos