Uber’s New CEO Is Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi
Photo Credit: Then-CEO of Expedia Dara Khosrowshahi speaking at Skift Global Forum in 2016. Khosrowshahi has taken the job as Uber CEO. Skift
Skift Take
This pick came out of left field, but totally makes sense considering the path that Khosrowshahi has led Expedia along over the past decade and more.
The New York Times is reporting that Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has accepted the job as Uber's CEO, taking the place of Travis Kalanick who was removed last month after a long series of scandals and ethical concerns. Bloomberg reports that Khosrowshahi has accepted the job.
Uber could surely benefit from the leadership of one of the most reliable executives in online travel. It's telling that the organization would select a travel industry veteran instead of any of the other experienced executives, including Hewlett-Packard's Meg Whitman or Jeffrey Immelt, the former head of General Electric.
Over the last two decades, in various roles, Khosrowshahi has ov
