Tony Xu

Tony Xu, born 1985 as Xu Xun (Chinese: 徐迅),[3] is a Chinese-American billionaire businessman. He is the co-founder and CEO of DoorDash.[4] He co-founded the company with Evan Moore, Andy Fang and Stanley Tang in 2013.[5][6] Xu has previously worked for Square, eBay and McKinsey.[7]

Tony Xu
Born
Xu Xun[1]

1985 (age 35–36)
Nanjing, China
NationalityUnited States of America
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (B.S.)
Stanford Graduate School of Business (MBA)
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley, Stanford University
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founding and leading DoorDash
Net worthUS$3.1 billion (December 2020)[2]
TitleCo-founder and CEO of Doordash, Inc
Term2013–present
Spouse(s)
Patti Xu
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(m. 2013)​
Children2

DoorDash had its IPO in December 2020[8][9] making Xu's net worth an estimated $3.1 billion as of December 2020.[4]

Early life and education

Xu was born in Nanjing, China, later migrating with his parents to the United States. He has a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.[10] He grew up working in his mom’s restaurant washing dishes where he found the inspiration for a delivery service.[11][12]

References
  1. Jr, Tom Huddleston (2020-12-09). "DoorDash IPO will make its CEO a billionaire — here's how his immigrant parents inspired his success". CNBC. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  2. Sorvino, Chloe. "DoorDash IPO Delivers Three Billionaires As Wall Street Ignores A Menu Of Losses". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  3. "Tony Xu, the steady hand steering DoorDash's delivery empire". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  4. Sorvino, Chloe. "DoorDash IPO Could Make CEO Tony Xu And Cofounders Billionaires". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  5. Huddleston, Tom (2020-12-09). "DoorDash IPO will make its CEO a billionaire — here's how his immigrant parents inspired his success". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  6. Manfredi, Lucas (2020-12-09). "DoorDash IPO turns CEO Tony Xu, co-founders Andy Fang, Stanley Tang into billionaires". FOXBusiness. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  7. Sorvino, Chloe. "DoorDash IPO Delivers Three Billionaires As Wall Street Ignores A Menu Of Losses". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  8. Investor's Business Daily (2020-12-09). "Shares Of DoorDash IPO Jump By Double Digits As Trading Begins". Investor's Business Daily. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  9. Mehta, Stephanie (2020-12-10). "'We don't have to spend it all at once!' CEO Tony Xu on DoorDash's $3.4 billion IPO". Fast Company. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  10. "Tony Xu | 2020 40 under 40 in Tech". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  11. "Tony Xu - CEO and Co-Founder @ DoorDash - Crunchbase Person Profile". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  12. "CNBC Exclusive: CNBC Transcript: DoorDash Co-Founder & CEO Tony Xu Speaks with CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" Today". CNBC. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
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