controversy in an interview with Axios on HBO, when he compared the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi to the death of Elaine Herzberg by an Uber self-driving car in 2018. He called them both "mistakes" that can "be forgiven". The Saudi government is an investor in Uber and has representation on its board of directors. Personal life Khosrowshahi has two children from a first marriage; a son, Alex and a daughter, Chloe. On December 12, 2012, Khosrowshahi married Sydney Shapiro, a former preschool teacher and actress. He praised his wife for wearing a Slayer t-shirt to the wedding, which was held in Las Vegas. The couple has twin sons, Hayes Epic and Hugo Gubrit. His second cousin, Hassan Khosrowshahi, also fled Iran due to the Iranian Revolution and is now a billionaire. His cousin Amir co-founded Nervana Systems, which was acquired by Intel in 2016 for $408 million. Another cousin, Golnar, founded Reservoir Media in 2007 as a music publishing company. He is also related to Darian Shirazi, the founder of Radius Intelligence and the first intern hired by Facebook. See also List of Iranian Americans Timeline of Uber References External links Dara Khosrowshahi on Uber Uber gave CEO Dara Khosrowshahi $45 million in total pay last year, but it paid its COO even more, Troy Wolverton, Business Insider India, 12 April 2019 Living people 1969 births People from Tehran Iranian emigrants to the United States Exiles of the Iranian Revolution in the United States Brown University School of Engineering alumni Iranian businesspeople American chief executives Directors of Uber Expedia Group people Businesspeople of Iranian descent Hackley School alumni