Dara Khosrowshahi (Uber CEO) Age, Net Worth, Family, Biography, Facts & More

Bio
Real Name	Dara Khosrowshahi
Profession	Businessman
Major Designations	1991-98: Analyst, Allen & Co. 1998-99: Vice President, Senior VP for Strategic Planning, USA Networks 1999-2000: President of Interactive, USA Networks 2000-2005: Executive VP for operations and strategic planning, EVP, chief financial officer, USA Networks/IAC 2005-2017: CEO, Expedia 2017-Present: CEO, Uber Technologies Inc.
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters - 183 cm in meters - 1.83 m in feet inches - 6’
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms - 75 kg in Pounds - 165 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper (Semi-bald)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	May 28, 1969
Age (as in 2017)	48 Years
Birth Place	Tehran, Iran
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Gemini
Nationality	Iranian-American
Hometown	Tarrytown, New York, United States
School	Hackley School, Tarrytown, New York, United States (Class of 1987)
College/University	Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. (Class of 1991)
Educational Qualification	B.A. in Electrical Engineering from Brown University
Family	Father- Name Not Known (Businessman) Mother- Name Not Known Brothers- Kaveh Khosrowshahi (Managing Director at Allen & Co.) & 1 More Sister- N/A
Religion	Not Known
Ethnicity	Iranian
Hobbies	Cycling, Playing Video Games, Traveling
Girlfriends, Affairs and More
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Marital Status	Married
Girlfriends/Affairs	Sydney Shapiro
Wife/Spouse	Sydney Shapiro
Marriage Date	December 12, 2012 (in Las Vegas)
Children	Sons- Alex & 2 More Daughter- 1
Style Quotient
Car	Range Rover, Mercedes Benz S Class, BMW
Assets	2 Condos in Miami (worth $10 Million)
Money Factor
Salary/Fees (as Expedia CEO)	$4.73 million (including bonuses and stocks)
Net Worth	$20.0 million (as in 2015)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dara Khosrowshahi

• Does Dara Khosrowshahi smoke?: Not Known

• Does Dara Khosrowshahi drink alcohol?: Yes

• He was born to a prominent family in Tehran, Iran. 

• His father founded the Alborz Investment Company, which involved in chemicals, pharmaceuticals, distribution, food, packaging, trading, and services.

• Khosrowshahi is also related to Hassan Khosrowshahi (a Canadian billionaire).

• In 1978, just prior to the Iranian Revolution, his family immigrated to the United States; as their company was seized and nationalized by the new government.

• He was just 9-years-old when he arrived in the US as an Iranian refugee.

• Khosrowshahi and his family moved in one of his uncles’ house in Tarrytown, New York.

• When he was 13, his father returned to Iran to take care of his own father, however, he couldn’t leave Iran for the next 6 years as the Iranian government had detained him.

• He grew up in Tarrytown New York along with his 2 brothers under the parentship of his mother.

• Although Khosrowshahi is now a US citizen; his last name is pronounced “Cause-Row-Sha-hee.”

• On 12-12-12 (December 12, 2012), he married Sydney Shapiro. The couple calls themselves “sci-fi geeks.” Their wedding was held in Las Vegas, and his wife was wearing a T-shirt from heavy metal band Slayer. 

• Khosrowshahi is also a bona fide geek, who loves World of Warcraft. 

• His career started in the year 1991 when he joined the investment bank Allen & Company.

• In 1998, he left Allen & Company and started working for one of his former clients, Barry Diller, first as an executive at Diller’s USA Networks and later as CFO of IAC, another Diller company.

• In 2001, IAC purchased Expedia, and in August 2005, he was promoted to Expedia’s CEO.

• Just before Diller and Khosrowshahi led the acquisition of Expedia, the 9/11 attacks occurred. However, the deal didn’t fall through.

• During his tenure as CEO at Expedia Inc., the company expanded to over 60 different countries.

• In 2013, Ernst & Young awarded him the Pacific Northwest Entrepreneur of the Year award.

• Khosrowshahi also features among the U.S. State Department’s List of Prominent Iranian-Americans.

• In 2015, he became the highest paid CEO in America, with a whopping salary of $94.6 million.

• He has joined a growing list of CEOs who have spoken out against the Trump administration.