Ride-hailing platform Uber has appointed Indian-origin executive Balaji Krishnamurthy as its chief financial officer.A graduate of Manipal Institute of Technology, Krishnamurthy has been with Uber for more than six years and will assume his new role from February 16, following the resignation of the present chief financial officer Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah.”Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah, Chief Financial Officer, will step down from his role on February 16, 2026. Balaji Krishnamurthy, currently Vice President, Strategic Finance, will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer on that date,” the company said in a regulatory filing.Mahendra-Rajah will serve the company as a senior finance advisor reporting to CEO Dara Khosrowshahi through July 1, 2026.”For those who don’t know Balaji, he is trusted by investors, knows Uber’s business inside and out, and is a brilliant, decisive strategist. He has worked closely with me and our management team for years, and I am thrilled for him to step up as CFO as we kick off another big year for Uber,” Khosrowshahi said.Krishnamurthy, age 41, joined Uber in 2019 and has served in a range of leadership roles at the company, including as vice president for strategic finance since 2023. He was head of investor relations from 2020 to 2023.Krishnamurthy… Read MoreYourStory RSS Feed
