Khosrowshahi emailed Expedia staff that he had accepted the job of Uber CEO, albeit ”with truly mixed feelings.” “This has been one of the toughest decisions of my life,” he said in his email.

Dara Khosrowshahi was shopping for groceries in August 2017 when his phone rang. It was Arianna Huffington, an Uber board member. She had good news and bad news. He asked for the good news first ...