Bachelor's in Engineering, Brown University. Background in both engineering and finance. Former: analyst; Vice-President, Allen & Company; Chief Financial Officer, IAC Travel, a division of IAC, which purchased Expedia in 2001 and spun it off in 2015; instrumental in the expansion of IAC's portfolio of travel brands; Chief Executive Officer, Expedia; grew the company into one of the world's largest online travel companies; oversaw acquisitions that bolstered Expedia's offerings and aggressively invested in mobile, which now accounts for more than half of Expedia's traffic. Chief Executive Officer, Uber, managing the company's fast-growing business in 80 countries around the world and leading a global team of more than 16,000 employees. Former Member of the Board, New York Times Company. Member, Board of Directors, Expedia. Advocate for refugees in crisis around the world, having left Iran during the Iranian revolution at the age of nine.