Prabir Adarkar
Prabir Adarkar is the President and Chief Operating Officer of DoorDash, the leading food and convenience delivery platform in the United States. In this role he oversees the company's day-to-day operations and strategic execution across its marketplace, logistics, and merchant businesses. He was previously DoorDash's Chief Financial Officer, a role in which he played a central part in guiding the company through its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange in December 2020, one of the most high-profile public offerings of that year. Before joining DoorDash, Adarkar held senior finance roles at other technology and consumer companies, building a career focused on financial strategy, capital markets, and scaling high-growth businesses. His elevation from CFO to President and COO reflects DoorDash's confidence in his operational breadth beyond pure finance. DoorDash operates an advertising and media business — DoorDash Ads — that enables brands and restaurants to reach consumers on its platform, giving Adarkar indirect relevance to the marketing and media ecosystem as a senior leader of a company that sells advertising inventory to consumer brands.
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Bio
Prabir Adarkar is the President and Chief Operating Officer of DoorDash, the leading food and convenience delivery platform in the United States. In this role he oversees the company's day-to-day operations and strategic execution across its marketplace, logistics, and merchant businesses. He was previously DoorDash's Chief Financial Officer, a role in which he played a central part in guiding the company through its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange in December 2020, one of the most high-profile public offerings of that year. Before joining DoorDash, Adarkar held senior finance roles at other technology and consumer companies, building a career focused on financial strategy, capital markets, and scaling high-growth businesses. His elevation from CFO to President and COO reflects DoorDash's confidence in his operational breadth beyond pure finance. DoorDash operates an advertising and media business — DoorDash Ads — that enables brands and restaurants to reach consumers on its platform, giving Adarkar indirect relevance to the marketing and media ecosystem as a senior leader of a company that sells advertising inventory to consumer brands.
Expertise & education
Expertise
Education
- MBA, Harvard Business School
- B.S., University of Pennsylvania
Recognition
Notable achievements
- Led DoorDash's IPO on the NYSE in December 2020, one of the largest tech IPOs of that year
- Promoted from CFO to President and COO, reflecting expanded operational leadership across DoorDash's global business