Question 1

True or false: He served as CEO of Uber immediately after Travis Kalanick was forced out in 2017.

Accepted Answer

True. Kalanick resigned in June 2017, and Khosrowshahi was appointed CEO in August 2017, after a brief interim period.

Question 2

True or false: He was born in Tehran, Iran, and fled the country with his family after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Accepted Answer

True. Dara was born in 1969 in Tehran and his family left Iran when he was nine, eventually settling in the United States.

Question 3

True or false: He is an avid cyclist and has completed several long-distance charity bike rides.

Accepted Answer

True. Khosrowshahi is a passionate cyclist and has participated in fundraising rides like the Pan-Mass Challenge for cancer research.

Question 4

True or false: Dara Khosrowshahi was the CEO of Expedia for over 15 years before joining Uber.

Accepted Answer

False. He was CEO of Expedia from 2005 to 2017, which is about 12 years—not over 15.

Question 5

True or false: Dara Khosrowshahi once worked as an investment banker at Allen & Company before becoming a CEO.

Accepted Answer

True. He started his career at the boutique investment bank Allen & Company, where he later became a managing director before joining Expedia.

Question 6

True or false: He turned down an offer to become CEO of Microsoft before taking the Uber job.

Accepted Answer

False. Microsoft never offered him the CEO role; Satya Nadella was chosen in 2014. This is a common misconception.

Question 7

True or false: Dara Khosrowshahi is a direct descendant of the last Shah of Iran.

Accepted Answer

False. He is not related to the Pahlavi dynasty. His family were wealthy industrialists, but not royal.

Question 8

True or false: Khosrowshahi’s grandfather was a famous Iranian poet and scholar.

Accepted Answer

False. His grandfather was a prominent businessman, not a poet. The confusion may stem from other famous Iranian literary families.

Dara Khosrowshahi Trivia Questions