Tony Xu

Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman at DoorDash

Tony Xu is one of the co-founders and has served as the Chief Executive Officer and as one of the directors since May 2013. He was appointed board chair in November 2020. Mr. Xu holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of California, Berkeley and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

He grew up as the child of immigrants, working in his mom’s restaurant before going onto Stanford and working at McKinsey, eBay, and Square. In 2013 he started the food delivery service DoorDash, at first running the deliveries himself.

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Stanford, United States

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DoorDash

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DoorDash is a technology company that connects people all over the world with thousands of restaurants, convenience stores, pet stores, and grocery stores. They were founded on a mission to alleviate delivery orders for small businesses that could not keep up with consumer demand. They wanted to make sure to encompass all restaurants' needs in the area so quickly began to prototype an application that provided the best delivery experience within their small community in Palo Alto. Today, they are continuing to work hard to deliver convenience at your doorstep. While meeting the needs of consumers, they are also able to generate news ways for people to earn, work, and live through food delivery and their last-mile logistics infrastructure for local commerce.


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