George Arison

George Arison
Arison in 2019
Born
Irakli Areshidze (ირაკლი არეშიძე)

1977 (age 46–47)
EducationMiddlebury College (BA)
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, businessman
TitleFounder of Shift
CEO-designate of Grindr
Spouse
Robert Luo
(m. 2019)
Children2

George Arison (born Irakli Areshidze, Georgian: ირაკლი არეშიძე; in 1977) is a Georgian-born American businessman and investor. He is the founder and co-CEO of Shift, an online, peer-to-peer marketplace for buying and selling used cars. Prior to Shift, in 2007, he co-founded Taxi Magic, known today as Curb (RideCharge, Inc.). As a political scholar and activist, he is considered for strong pro-democracy views for Georgia in its post-Soviet transition.[1] Arison is currently the CEO of Grindr.[2]