New York: Ride-hailing platform Uber on Wednesday said it has appointed Indian-origin Balaji Krishnamurthy as its chief financial officer.
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.
“It is an honor to step into this important role at such an important time for Uber. As the undisputed global mobility and delivery leader, and with significant cash flows, we have the opportunity to further solidify our place as a generational technology company,” Krishnamurthy said.
Krishnamurthy, 41, joined Uber in 2019 as senior manager, investor relations. He was then promoted to head of investor relations.
Krishnamurthy has served in a range of leadership roles, and he is currently holding the position of Vice President, Strategic Finance and Investor Relations at Uber, according to his LinkedIn profile.
He is also a board member at Waabi, a Toronto-based, AI-focused start-up.
Krishnamurthy joined Goldman Sachs in November 2011, serving as vice-president in equity research, where he covered US hardware and communications technology. He remained at the firm till 2019.
Prior to Goldman Sachs, Krishnamurthy worked as a research analyst at Irevna. Krishnamurthy also worked as an area manager with iTrust Financial Advisors Pvt Ltd. He was an intern at Info Edge India Ltd from April 2008 to June 2008.
Krishnamurthy completed his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Management Development Institute (MDI) in Gurugram. In 2008, during his business studies, Krishnamurthy completed an exchange programme at Copenhagen Business School (Denmark). He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering in Electronics and Communications from Manipal Institute of Technology, the same institute from which Satya Nadella graduated.
