Dara Khosrowshahi
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Dara Khosrowshahi is an Iranian American businessman and the CEO of Expedia, Inc.
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Khosrowshahi received a B.S. in Bioelectrical Engineering from Brown University
in 1991.
Dara Khosrowshahi has served as CEO of Expedia, Inc., the world's largest online travel company, since August 2005. Under his leadership, Expedia has extended its global presence to more than 60 countries worldwide through the Expedia, Hotels.com and Hotwire online booking brands, and the travel community sites of TripAdvisor® Media Network. Expedia, Inc. operates over 70 Hotels.com hotel booking sites worldwide and 20 full service Expedia-branded booking sites worldwide.
Previously, Khosrowshahi served as CEO of IAC Travel, a division of InterActiveCorp. Khosrowshahi was instrumental in the initial expansion of IAC's portfolio of travel brands, which now comprise Expedia, Inc. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of IAC, overseeing all of the company's financial matters, and also held the role of Executive Vice President of Operations and Strategic Planning at the company. Prior, Khosrowshahi served as President of USA Networks Interactive, having joined the company in 1998 as Vice President of Strategic Planning.
Prior to joining IAC, Khosrowshahi served as Vice President at Allen & Company
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Expedia, Inc.
Expedia, Inc. is an American company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington that operates several travel brands including Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Hotwire.com, Egencia , TripAdvisor, Expedia Local Expert, Classic Vacations and eLong. Expedia, Inc.’s companies operate more than 90 branded points of...
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Khosrowshahi received a B.S. in Bioelectrical Engineering from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in 1991.
Dara Khosrowshahi has served as CEO of Expedia, Inc., the world's largest online travel company, since August 2005. Under his leadership, Expedia has extended its global presence to more than 60 countries worldwide through the Expedia, Hotels.com and Hotwire online booking brands, and the travel community sites of TripAdvisor® Media Network. Expedia, Inc. operates over 70 Hotels.com hotel booking sites worldwide and 20 full service Expedia-branded booking sites worldwide.
Previously, Khosrowshahi served as CEO of IAC Travel, a division of InterActiveCorp. Khosrowshahi was instrumental in the initial expansion of IAC's portfolio of travel brands, which now comprise Expedia, Inc. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of IAC, overseeing all of the company's financial matters, and also held the role of Executive Vice President of Operations and Strategic Planning at the company. Prior, Khosrowshahi served as President of USA Networks Interactive, having joined the company in 1998 as Vice President of Strategic Planning.
Prior to joining IAC, Khosrowshahi served as Vice President at Allen & Company
Allen & Company
Allen & Company is a boutique investment bank based at 711 Fifth Avenue, New York City.-History:Founded in 1922 by Charles Robert Allen, Jr., he was soon joined by his brother, Herbert A. Allen, Sr...
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