Tony Xu
Xu in 2018
Born	Xu Xun 1983 or 1984 (age 40–41) Nanjing,China
Education	University of California, Berkeley (BS) Stanford University (MBA)
Occupation	CEO ofDoorDash
Spouse	Patti Xu
Children	2
Chinese name
Chinese	徐迅
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xú Xùn IPA [ɕy̌ ɕŷn]

Tony Xu (Chinese:徐迅; bornXu Xun, 1983/1984)^[1] is an American billionaire businessman and the co-founder andCEO ofDoorDash. Xu was born inNanjing and immigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of four. He earned degrees from theUniversity of California, Berkeley, and theStanford Graduate School of Business. Early in his career, Xu interned atSquare, Inc., and worked forMcKinsey & Company,eBay, andPayPal. He was included inFortune's40 Under 40 in 2020.

DoorDash had itsIPO in December 2020,^[2][3] making Xu's net worth an estimated $2.8 billion as of April 2021.^[4] He and his wife Patti are signatories to theGiving Pledge.

Xu was born inNanjing, China.^[5] In 1989, his parents immigrated toChampaign, Illinois. His mother, Julie Cao, was^[6] a doctor in China who later openedacupuncture and medical clinics in Champaign and theSan Francisco Bay Area.^[7] His father was a professor in China who studiedaerospace engineering andapplied mathematics at theUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,^[1] where he earned hisPh.D.^[7]

Xu began working at an early age, at times washing dishes at the same restaurant where his mother worked.^[1][8][9] He legally changed his name from Xu Xun to Tony Xu, inspired by his favorite television series,Who's the Boss?, in whichTony Danza plays Tony Micelli.^[5] Xu earned hisBachelor of Science degree inindustrial engineering andoperations research from theUC Berkeley College of Engineering^[9] and hisMaster of Business Administration degree from theStanford Graduate School of Business in 2013.^[1][10]

Early in his career, Xu interned at thefinancial services anddigital payments companySquare, Inc. and completedbusiness development work for thee-commerce app RedLaser.^[1] He also worked as a business analyst for themanagement consulting firmMcKinsey & Company, and as a corporate strategy consultant foreBay andPayPal.^[9][11]

Xu co-founded the delivery platformDoorDash in 2013 with Stanford classmatesAndy Fang, Evan Moore, andStanley Tang; the group had previously worked together to launch the predecessor delivery service PaloAltoDelivery.com in 2012. Xu has said his immigrant parents, and especially his mother's restaurant work, helped inspire DoorDash.^[1][7] Initially, he and other DoorDash employees completed food deliveries.^[5] Xu continues to be CEO, and owns an approximately five percent stake in the company. DoorDash'sinitial public offering in 2020, which Xu has been credited for leading,^[12] made him abillionaire at the age of 36.^[1][7] He has voting authority over allClass B shares, giving him control of DoorDash with 69 percent of thevoting interest, as of December 2020.^[13][14]

In 2020, Xu was included inFortune's "40 Under 40" list.^[11] In 2022, he became an angel investor in theGigs startup.^[15]

In addition to DoorDash'sboard of directors,^[16] Xu is a board member of theSilicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation and an executive council member ofTechNet.^[17][18][19]

In January 2022, Tony Xu joined the board directors ofMeta Platforms.^[20]

Xu has invested in theblockchain technology providerAlchemy,^[21] as well as theghost kitchens All Day Kitchens and Local Kitchens.^[22][23][24]

Signatories to theGiving Pledge, he and his wife Patti have made significant donations in support ofBerkeley,Northwestern, and theAsian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.^[25]

Xu lives inSan Francisco.^[26] He and his wife Patti met at church while they were undergraduates at Berkeley and married in 2013; the couple have two children.^[5][27]

Xu enjoys running and used to participate inmarathons.^[9] He has described himself as an "avid"Golden State Warriors and basketball fan,^[28][29] and has credited the sport and television for helping him learn English.^[10][30]

• Xu, Tony (November 29, 2020)."Building the future of work, right now".Business Insider.

• Tony Xu atBloomberg News
• "DoorDash: Tony Xu".NPR. November 12, 2018.
• Johnson, Eric (January 9, 2019)."Full Q&A: DoorDash CEO Tony Xu and COO Christopher Payne on Recode Decode".Recode.
• Stern, Joanna (December 13, 2019)."In the Elevator With DoorDash CEO Tony Xu".The Wall Street Journal.
• Tony Xu, MBA '13, Cofounder and CEO, DoorDash onYouTube, February 12, 2021,Stanford Graduate School of Business

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