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Ryan Graves

Net worth $1.3B

Uber · United States

Born
Jul 03, 1983
Age
42
Source
Uber
Residence
Kauai, Hawaii
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
4
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Miami University of Ohio

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Ryan Graves was the first employee hired at ride-hailing service Uber in 2010.
  • Graves was CEO for a brief period in 2010, then president and most recently SVP of Global Operations, working as a "resident entrepreneur and builder."
  • He announced he was resigning as an Uber exec in August 2017, two months after cofounder Travis Kalanick was forced to resign as CEO.
  • Graves left Uber's board in May 2019, a few weeks after its initial public offering; at the time he owned about 2% of the company's shares.
  • Now, Graves runs private investment firm Saltwater, which acquires small, profitable companies.
  • Graves got his job by tweeting at Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick: "here's a tip. email me :)" when Kalanick was looking for a product manager.
  • Before Uber, Graves worked at GE and was an unpaid intern at Foursquare.

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