Sundar Pichai vs Dara Khosrowshahi

Sundar Pichai

CEO of Google

BIO: Mr. Sundar Pichai has been the Chief Executive Officer of Google Inc., since October 02, 2015. Mr. Pichai leads the product management and innovation efforts for a suite of Google's search and consumer products, including iGoogle, Google Toolbar, Desktop Search and Gadgets, Google Pack and Gears. He has more than 15 years of experience developing high-tech consumer and enterprise products. Mr. Pichai served as Senior Vice President of Products at Google Inc. (currently known as Alphabet Inc.) from October 2014 to October 2, 2015. He served as Senior Vice President of Android, Chrome & Apps at Google Inc. from March 2013 to October 2014. Mr. Pichai served as the Head of Android Mobile Software Division at Google Inc. since March 2013. He served as the Head of the Chrome Browser & Computer Operating System at Google Inc. He served as Senior Vice President of Chrome at Google Inc. from April 2011 to March 2013. He served as Vice President of Product Management at Google Inc. He joined Google in 2004. Prior to Google, he served various engineering and product management positions at Applied Materials and served as Management Consultant of McKinsey & Company, Inc. for a variety of software and semiconductor clients. He has been a Director of Alphabet Inc. since July 2017. He served as a Director of Jive Software, Inc. from March 2011 to July 30, 2013. He served as a Member of Board of Advisors at Ruba, Inc. He was awarded an Institute Silver Medal. He was named a Siebel Scholar and a Palmer Scholar at the Wharton School. Mr. Pichai received a B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology. He holds an M.S. in Engineering and Materials Science from Stanford University and an MBA from the Wharton School.

Dara Khosrowshahi

CEO of Uber

BIO: Dara Khosrowshahi is the CEO of Uber, where he manages the company’s fast-growing business in 63 countries around the world and leads a global team of more than 22,000 employees. Dara was previously CEO of Expedia, which he grew into one of the world’s largest online travel companies. A seasoned executive with a background in both engineering and finance, Dara oversaw a number of acquisitions that bolstered Expedia’s offerings and aggressively invested in mobile, which now accounts for more than half of Expedia’s traffic. He was also beloved by Expedia’s employees and named one of the Highest Rated CEOs on Glassdoor. Dara was promoted to Expedia CEO after serving as the Chief Financial Officer of IAC Travel, a division of IAC, which purchased Expedia in 2002 and spun it off in 2005. He was also instrumental in the expansion of IAC’s portfolio of travel brands. Before joining IAC, Dara served as Vice President of Allen & Company and spent a number of years as an analyst. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Expedia and was previously on the board of the New York Times Company. He’s a passionate advocate for refugees in crisis around the world, having himself left Iran during the Iranian Revolution at the age of 9. Dara grew up in Tarrytown, New York, and received his bachelor’s degree in engineering from Brown University.