Dara Khosrowshahi

Current Company

Uber — CEO

Stabilizing Uber After the Storm

Dara Khosrowshahi became CEO of Uber in 2017, recruited from a successful 12-year run as CEO of Expedia to take over a company in crisis. Uber was reeling from scandals involving workplace culture, regulatory confrontations, and leadership controversies that had forced out founder Travis Kalanick. Born in Iran and raised in the United States after his family fled the Iranian Revolution, Dara Khosrowshahi brought a more measured, diplomatic style to a company that desperately needed stability.

Dara Khosrowshahi’s first priority was changing Uber’s culture and public perception. He replaced combativeness with collaboration, settling regulatory disputes, rebuilding relationships with drivers, and instilling corporate values that prioritized doing the right thing over winning at all costs. Dara Khosrowshahi took Uber public in 2019 and, after years of heavy losses, led the company to its first operating profit in 2023.

Building a Multi-Modal Platform

Under Dara Khosrowshahi’s leadership, Uber has evolved from a ride-hailing app into a multi-modal transportation and delivery platform. Uber Eats has become one of the largest food delivery services globally, while Uber Freight has expanded the company into logistics. Dara Khosrowshahi has also invested in autonomous vehicles, electric vehicle adoption, and transit partnerships, positioning Uber as an integrated mobility platform rather than just a ride-sharing company.

Dara Khosrowshahi’s strategy has been to leverage Uber’s massive user base and logistics network across multiple verticals, creating a platform where consumers can get a ride, order food, deliver packages, or book a train — all from a single app. It’s an ambitious vision that requires the kind of patient, multi-year execution that Dara Khosrowshahi demonstrated during his tenure at Expedia.