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 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]