Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah
CFO (NYSE:UBER)
Uber .•New York, New York, United States
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I am a senior financial executive and strategic business advisor with 25+ years of experience operating in large complex businesses across a wide range of industries and global locations. I have an established track record for maximizing value creation and growth through organizational transformation, a general manager mindset and thoughtful business insight and analysis. I am also passionate about growing next generation leaders, leveraging the 70-20-10 model for learning and development across our global finance and IS organization. Specialties: Growing and scaling global businesses, deploying thoughtful business insight and analysis, driving operational excellence for transformational outcomes – across high-tech industrial, automotive, financial services, and pharmaceutical sectors. Expertise in financial strategy, M&A, and operations, as well as core finance responsibilities.
Career Timeline
- ShopifyCurrentJun 2024–Present· 2 yrs 3 mos
- Member, Board of DirectorsCurrentJun 2024–Present
- Uber .CurrentNov 2023–Present· 2 yrs 10 mos
- Group Chief Financial OfficerCurrentNov 2023–Present
- 2021–2025· 4 yrs
- Member, Board of Directors2021–2025
- Sep 2017–Nov 2023· 6 yrs 2 mos
- Chief Financial OfficerSep 2017–Nov 2023
- 2015–2017· 2 yrs
- Member, Board of Directors2015–2017
- Jun 2014–Sep 2017· 3 yrs 3 mos
- Chief Financial OfficerJun 2014–Sep 2017
- Apr 2012–May 2014· 2 yrs 1 mo
- Segment CFO, VP FinanceApr 2012–May 2014
- 2010–May 2012· 2 yrs 4 mos
- Head of Global Planning & Reporting2010–May 2012
- 1998–2010· 12 yrs
- Vice President, Finance1998–2010
- 1997–1998· 1 yr
- Senior Consultant1997–1998
Education
Graduate Certificate
Accounting
University of MarylandMBA
Finance
Purdue University Daniels School of BusinessMS
Engineering
The Johns Hopkins UniversityBS
Chemical Engneering
University of Michigan