Speaker Series - Student Feedback
Dara Khosrowshahi - Uber CEO
Dara earned his B.S. in electrical engineering from Brown University. He began his career in investment banking at Allen & Company before moving on to USA Networks, where he held the positions of senior vice president and president for strategic planning. He later became the CFO of IAC. Dara served as the CEO of Expedia for 2 years and has been serving as the CEO of Uber since 2017. He is also a member of the board of directors of BET.com and Hotels.com, and previously served on the board of The New York Times Company.
“Thank you for dedicating your time to speak to us and answer our questions! It really resonated when you talked about being open to opportunities instead of having a planned path for after graduation.
“Thank you for taking time to join the webinar and share your insights. Super exciting and inspiring to see a first-generation immigrant such as yourself in a major CEO role!”
“Thank you for taking the time to share with us and provide valuable insights on what it takes to move forward in the entrepreneurial world as a low income student!”
“Thank you so much for the enlightening conversation! It's so reassuring hearing that success is not contingent on the adverse circumstances we may find ourselves in!”
Xu earned his BSc in industrial engineering and operations research from Berkeley and his MBA from Stanford's Graduate School of Business. He worked as a business analyst for McKinsey & Company, and as a corporate strategy consultant for eBay and PayPal. Xu co-founded DoorDash in 2013 with Stanford classmates. In 2020, after DoorDash's IPO, Xu was included in Fortune's "40 Under 40" list.
Tony Xu - DoorDash Founder & CEO
“Thank you for your insightful comments. I appreciated the idea you brought up of leaving your future open so that you can be receptive to the opportunities or luck that you may stumble upon.”
“Thank you for sharing some of your story and letting us hear what are the things that motivate you...”
“Very grateful to Tony and Passport for organizing this event and allowing us to have so much 1-1
exposure to one of the most interesting people in tech today!”
“I would like to thank Tony so much for his words of wisdom and advice. As someone in the first-gen community that wants to pursue entrepreneurship, I found his story and drive to be incredibly inspiring”.