Khosrowshahi was born in 1969 in Iran into a wealthy Muslim family. They immigrated to the United States, eventually moving in with one of his uncles in Tarrytown, New York. In 1991, he graduated with a B.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Brown University. In August 2005, Khosrowshahi became CEO of Expedia. He stayed with Expedia until 2017, when he became CEO of Uber. He went on to work in cleaning up Uber's public image, and in May 2019, Khosrowshahi led Uber in its initial public offering, which he addressed with employees in a company-wide letter.