Will Shu

Quick Facts

Full Name	Will Shu
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Dec 1, 1979(1979-12-01)
Age	45
Birthplace	Connecticut
Country	United States
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Will Shu Biography

Will Shu is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on December 1, 1979 in Connecticut, United States. Shu was born in December 1979 in Connecticut in the United States, to Taiwanese parents. The year 2001 was the first time Shu earned a Bachelor’s Degree in the field of education at Northwestern University. His first position was with Morgan Stanley in New York City as an analyst in the field of investment banking in 2001. Shu was back in his home in the United States in 2010 to go to business school, and he graduated with the MBA in business administration from Wharton Business School in 2012.

Shu received criticism for increasing his personal salary from 125,000 per year, which is which is a 22.5 percent increase, in the midst of the dispute between employees over their status and losses for the company in the year 2016. Administrative expenses, like hiring new staff as well as the opening of a brand new London office, grew between PS28.8m to PS142.2m and resulted in a significant loss. Additionally, Shu gave out close to PS4.5m in share-based bonuses to directors, as well as hundreds of other staff in the head office.

In February, Orlowski, who had worked as Deliveroo’s chief technology officer quit Deliveroo “to spend more time with his wife in Chicago after the birth of their daughter”.

Will Shu Net Worth

Will Shu is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Will Shu 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Prior to the founding of Deliveroo, Shu worked as analyst for S.A.C. Capital Advisors and ESO Capital and was an investment banking analyst for Morgan Stanley. Shu founded Deliveroo in 2013 with his childhood friend Greg Orlowski, a software engineer. Shu was inspired to launch Deliveroo when he was working at Morgan Stanley’s London office and was noticing the absence of delivery options during the late hours of work. Shu was the first delivery employee for the company who delivered food on a daily basis for the first 8 months to gain an understanding of the customer’s experience.

Deliveroo was a business that operated within London for the initial two years and grew by word-of-mouth. In 2015 Deliveroo expanded its international reach and expanded to Paris, Berlin and Dublin. Deliveroo was valued at greater than PS1.5 billion as of the end of 2017 and operates across 12 nations and over 150 cities.

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Who is Will Shu Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Will Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Will Shu celebrates birthday on December 1 of every year.

Top Facts about Will Shu

1. Will Shu is the founder and CEO of Deliveroo.
2. He was born in Connecticut, USA in 1979.
3. Shu moved to London in 2013 to start Deliveroo.
4. The company operates in over 200 cities worldwide.
5. In 2021, Deliveroo went public with a valuation of £7.6 billion.
6. Shu’s net worth is estimated at $2 billion USD.
7. He previously worked as an investment banker for Morgan Stanley.
8. Shu has a degree from Northwestern University and an MBA from Wharton School.
9. He was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2021.
10. Shu is known for his focus on customer service and innovation in food delivery technology.

How much does will Shu make?

Deliveroo’s chief executive, Will Shu, was handed a near 16% basic pay rise this year after taking home a £519,200 salary and £5.2m share payout last year.

Where is Deliveroo based?

Headquartered in London , Deliveroo is a British start-up success story which directly employs over 300 people. In London, we work with over ​2,000 delivery cyclists and drivers. We have secured around $200 million of funding – this is helping us grow at home and internationally.

Is Will Shu a billionaire?

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How did Will Shu start Deliveroo?

Mid-2013: According to a Forbes profile, Shu once delivered a pizza to his former boss , who thought he had fallen on hard times. Shu said it was “fine” and scooted off without an explanation. According to Forbes, Shu would drive his scooter around for six hours a day to better understand delivery logistics.

Is Deliveroo Australian?

Deliveroo is a British online food delivery company founded by Will Shu and Greg Orlowski in 2013 in London, England. It operates in over two hundred locations across the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.