Education
· Revelstoke Secondary School, Revelstoke, B.C., class of 1983
· Trent University, Peterborough, Ont., class of 1989
· Harvard Business School, class of 1994
Work Experience
· 1990–1992
Policy adviser on the environment, Department of Finance Canada
Darren Huston Says "I helped negotiate the climate change agreement that led to the Kyoto Protocol."
· 1994–1998
Engagement manager, McKinsey
· 1998–2003
Senior vice president for branded products and new ventures, Starbucks
He Says "Everyone was jumping to the Internet, and I chose coffee."
· 2003–2005
Corporate vice president, Microsoft U.S.
"At Starbucks, [CEO] Howard Schultz asked Darren, 'Can we do Internet access without cords?' because cords are dangerous around coffee shops. So he met people like Steve Ballmer, and he recruited huston."
· 2005–2008
President and CEO, Microsoft Japan
"Darren Huston learned how valuable attention to detail is. The Japanese just do things better—they really think of everything."
· 2008–2011
Corporate VP, Microsoft
· 2011–2014
CEO, Booking.com
· 2014
President and CEO, Priceline Group
He Said "We have six brands, including Priceline, Booking.com, and OpenTable. My challenge is to continue growing—we're the third-largest e-commerce company in the world after Alibaba and Amazon."
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Darren Huston
Short StoryDarren Huston (born 3 January 1966) is a Canadian businessman was the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Priceline, Currently he is a CEO of BlackPines Capital Advisors. Residence - Amsterdam, Netherlands Nationality - Canadian Alma mate...
