The amazing life of Uber's new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi - from refugee to tech superstar
In he married Sydney Shapiro. The couple calls themselves "sci-fi geeks." The wedding was held in Las Vegas and she was wearing a T-shirt from heavy metal band Slayer. They have four kids.
And beyond that, he's also a bona fide geek, who loves World of Warcraft, his Amazon Alexa and believes technologies like voice search will change the future.
As a leader, he's the opposite of Kalanick. He's known as friendly, calm and drama free. His Expedia employees give him a 94% approval rating on Glassdoor.
Khosrowshahi is comfortable in the public eye. He's been an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, speaking out against Trump's immigration ban and his statements on Charlottesville. Khosrowshahi recently tweeted "I keep waiting for the moment when our Prez will rise to the expectations of his office and he fails, repeatedly."
Khosrowshahi, who has lived an affluent life, won't likely take the Uber job unless he is well paid. And Uber has already made billionaires out of several of its early investors, based on the value of their stock. If Khosrowshahi
Dara Khosrowshahi, the CEO of the American mobility as a service provider Uber, has a net worth of $ million. On August 27, , he was named Uber&#;s new chief executive officer.
Dara Khosrowshahi&#;s Biography, Wiki and Latest Facts
Name
Dara Khosrowshahi
Birthplace
Tehran, Iran
Birthdate
May 28,
Age
54 Years Old
Nationality
American, Iranian
Ethnicity
Iranian-American
Religion
Muslim
Father’s Name
Asghar (Gary) Khosrowshahi
Mother’s Name
Lili Khosrowshahi
Siblings
Kaveh Khosrowshahi, Mehrad Khosrowshahi
School
Hackley School
College
Brown University
Profession
Businessman, Internet Entrepreneur, CEO of Uber
Nickname
Dara
Height
m/ cm/5’8”
Weight
75 Kg/ lbs.
Hair Color
Partly Bald
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
Net worth
$ Million
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Favorite Books
The Boys in the Boat (Daniel James Brown)
Marital status
Married
Spouse
Kathleen Khosrowshahi (m. ), Sydney Shapiro (m. Present)
Children
Chloe Khosrowshahi, Alex Khosrowshahi, Hugo Gubrit Khosrowshahi, Hayes Epic Khosrowshahi
Social Med
The ride-hailing service Uber has a new chief executive in the form of Dara Khosrowshahi, former boss of the online travel giant Expedia.
Khosrowshahi was appointed by Uber's board on Sunday. The firm's embattled founder Travis Kalanick resigned as chief executive in June after months of bad headlines and scandal.
Who is Dara Khosrowshahi?
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Uber's new CEO is a year-old Iranian-American, who has lived "an extraordinary life of both hardship and influence", says Business Insider. Born to a wealthy family in Iran, he fled the country during the revolution when the family business – a large conglomerate – was seized. The family remained wealthy, however. After private school, followed by an engineering degree at an
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Led by CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, ride-sharing company Uber opened for trading as a public company for the first time on Friday.
Khosrowshahi, who took over Uber in from founder Travis Kalanick, filed for an initial public offering in April, pricing shares at $ While the company's valuation ranked among the largest US debuts, trailing Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and Facebook, the company opened for trading at $42 a share, meaning investors who bought Uber at IPO price lost a cumulative $ million.
Read more:The amazing life of Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi — from refugee to tech superstar and a huge IPO
For Khosrowshahi, one of today's most powerful tech CEOs, success runs in his blood, Fortune reports. The chief executive's brothers, cousins, and uncles have impressive resumes that include founding their own multimillion-dollar startups, running Fortune companies, and earning diplo
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