Uber elevates Balaji Krishnamurthy as Chief Financial Officer

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Uber Technologies elevated Balaji Krishnamurthy as its new chief financial officer, effective February 16, 2026, the company said on February 4.

Krishnamurthy will replace Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah, who will step down from the role and continue as a senior finance advisor to chief executive officer Dara Khosrowshahi until July 1, 2026.

Krishnamurthy currently serves as vice president, strategic finance at Uber. He joined the company in 2019 and earlier headed investor relations between 2020 and 2023.

The company said Mahendra-Rajah’s exit is not related to any disagreements on financial disclosures or accounting matters. His separation will be treated as a qualifying termination under Uber’s executive severance plan.

Uber disclosed the leadership change along with its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025. During the October–December quarter, trips rose 22% year-on-year to 3.8 billion, driven by an 18% increase in monthly active platform consumers. Gross bookings grew 22% to $54.1 billion, while revenue increased 20% to $14.4 billion.

GAAP income from operations jumped 130% year-on-year to $1.8 billion.

Net income attributable to the company stood at $296 million after a $1.6 billion pre-tax headwind from revaluation of equity investments. Adjusted EBITDA grew 35% to $2.5 billion, and free cash flow for the quarter reached $2.8 billion.

For the full year 2025, Uber reported gross bookings of $193.5 billion and revenue of $52 billion.

Free cash flow for the year rose 42% year-on-year to $9.8 billion.