Expedia Executives: Barry Diller and Dara Khosrowshahi

Barry Diller

Chairman and Senior Executive, Expedia, Inc.

Barry Diller is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IAC/InterActiveCorp, and Chairman of Expedia, Inc.

IAC operates leading and diversified businesses in sectors being transformed by the internet, online and offline…its mission is to harness the power of interactivity to make daily life easier and more productive for people all over the world. IAC consists of HSN; Cornerstone Brands, Inc.; Ticketmaster, which oversees ReserveAmerica; LendingTree, LLC; LendingTree Loans; RealEstate.com; PRC; ServiceMagic; Match.com; Entertainment Publications; Interval International; Ask Jeeves, Inc.; Citysearch; and Evite.


Expedia, Inc. is one of the world's leading travel services companies. With its portfolio of leading travel brands, Expedia, Inc. empowers business and leisure travelers with the tools and information they need to easily research, plan, book and experience travel. The company also provides wholesale travel to offline retail travel agents. Expedia, Inc.'s main websites include: Expedia.com®, Hotels.comTM, Hotwire®, Expedia® Corporate Travel, Trip AdvisorTM and Classic Custom Vacations®. Expedia, Inc. also operates international sites in Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands and China through its investment in eLongTM.

Since December 1992, beginning with QVC, Mr. Diller has served as chief executive for a number of predecessor companies engaged in media and interactivity prior to the formation of IAC.

From October 1984 to April 1992, Mr. Diller served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fox, Inc. and was responsible for the creation of Fox Broadcasting Company in addition to Fox's motion picture operations.

Before joining Fox, Mr. Diller served for ten years as the Chairman and Chief Executive of Paramount Pictures Corporation. In March 1983, in addition to Paramount, Mr. Diller became President of the conglomerate's newly formed Entertainment and Communications Group, which included Simon & Schuster, Inc., Madison Square Garden Corporation and SEGA Enterprises, Inc. Prior to joining Paramount, Mr. Diller served as Vice President of Prime Time Television for ABC Entertainment.

Mr. Diller was born in San Francisco and raised in Beverly Hills. He serves on the boards of The Washington Post Company and the Coca-Cola Company. He is also a trustee of New York University and serves on the Executive Board for the Medical Sciences at UCLA, in addition to the boards of Conservation International, Channel 13/WNET, and the Board of Councilors for the School of Cinema-Television at the University of Southern California.


Dara Khosrowshahi

President & CEO, Expedia, Inc.

Dara Khosrowshahi became CEO of Expedia, Inc. when it spun off from IAC/InterActiveCorp (IAC) in August 2005. Prior to that, he was acting CEO of the travel portfolio within IAC from December 2004. Previously, Khosrowshahi had served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of IAC/InterActiveCorp since January 2002. In this capacity, he oversaw all financial matters of IAC, served in IAC's Office of the Chairman, and was directly involved in the expansion of IAC’s travel portfolio through various acquisitions.

Khosrowshahi was IAC’s executive vice president of operations and strategic planning from July 2000 to January 2002. From August 1999 to July 2000, Khosrowshahi served as president of USA Networks Interactive, a division of IAC. In this capacity he oversaw management, operations, and strategic planning of the interactive services division.

Khosrowshahi joined IAC (then USA Networks) in 1998 as vice president of strategic planning. He was promoted to senior vice president in May 1999. Prior to joining IAC, Khosrowshahi worked at Allen & Company LLC from 1991 to 1998, where he served as vice president from 1995 to 1998.

Khosrowshahi received a BA in engineering from Brown University in 1991.

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Expedia Sources:

Expedia executive, Barry Diller, reports First Quarter 2007 Results for Expedia.

Expedia announces press release stating that their trend watch team’s findings have concluded that most people would rather stay in a hotel than with family during their vacation.

Expedia contributes $100,000 Scholarship Challenge Grant to National Academy Foundation.

Expedia and Marriott announces new partnership.

Expedia conducted research, concluding that Americans felt vacation deprived and they planned to take a vacation after the New Year.