Uber Elevates Executive Balaji Krishnamurthy To CFO Role

Uber, the ride-hailing company, has appointed Balaji Krishnamurthy as its new chief financial officer (CFO), adding another Indian executive to its senior leadership team.

Krishnamurthy will become CFO on February 16. He has worked at Uber since 2019 and is currently the Vice President of Strategic Finance and Investor Relations.

Apart from Krishnamurthy, other Indians in Uber’s top leadership include CTO Praveen Naga, CPO Sachin Kansal, and global head of mobility Pradeep Parameswaran. Krishnamurthy will take over from Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah, who is of Sri Lankan origin.

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“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," the company's CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, said.

"I want to thank Prashanth for everything he’s done for Uber. He’s been a great partner in getting us to investment-grade status, spearheading our first share repurchase programme, and steering us through several major acquisitions," he added.

In a statement, Krishnamurthy said, “After five years of 20%+ growth, we are entering 2026 with strong momentum, while remaining solidly on track to deliver on our three-year growth and profit outlook. With large and growing free cash flows, over the coming years, we will invest with discipline across a multitude of opportunities, including positioning Uber to win in an AV (autonomous vehicle) future.”

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Krishnamurthy studied at the Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurugram, and the Manipal Institute of Technology. He also worked at Goldman Sachs before joining Uber.

Other senior leaders at Uber include Parameswaran, who was India head until 2020 and became global head of mobility in June last year, replacing Andrew Macdonald.

In tech leadership, Kansal has been with Uber for over eight years, and Naga joined in 2015. Uber has a large tech presence in India, with more than 2,000 employees in Bengaluru and Hyderabad working on global product and engineering projects.

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