# Larry De Shon

> Larry De Shon is a startup investor at Avis Budget Group. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Avis Budget Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avis-budget-group)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ceolarrydeshon

Larry De Shon is a startup investor at Avis Budget Group. Larry D. De Shon is chief executive officer and chief operating officer of Avis Budget Group, Inc., a leading global provider of vehicle rental services. Prior to this position, he served as president and chief operating officer.Mr. De Shon was previously president, International, Avis Budget Group. In this role, he was responsible foroverseeing the Company’s Avis, Budget, Zipcar, Payless, Maggiore and Apex businesses in Europe, the Middle East, Africa (EMEA), Asia, Australia and New Zealand.Mr. De Shon joined Avis Budget Group in 2006 and has previously overseen the Company’s operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa as president, EMEA and operations in the United States as executive vice president, domestic operations.Before joining Avis Budget Group, Mr. De Shon was senior vice president of airport operations at United Airlines, Inc. As the head of United’s worldwide airport operations, he oversaw ground operations, logistics, safety, security, customer processing and service, product development and internal communications, leading an organization of 23,000 employees in 29 countries. He began his 28-year career with the airline carrier as a customer service representative and advanced to hold numerous positions of increasing responsibility during his tenure.He received bachelor degrees in both communications and sociology from the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

## About Avis Budget Group

VC Fund · Parsippany, United States

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (Avis Budget) operates two brands in the global vehicle rental industry through Avis and Budget. Avis is a rental car supplier positioned to serve the commercial and leisure segments of the travel industry and Budget is a rental car supplier focused primarily on more value-conscious segments of the industry. It operates inthree segments: North America, consisting of its Avis and Budget car rental operations in the United States and its Avis and Budget vehicle rental operations in Canada; International, consisting of its Avis and Budget vehicle rental operations in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, South America, central America, the Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand, and Truck Rental, consisting of its Budget truck rental operations in the United States. On October 3, 2011, the Company acquired Avis Europe plc. In July 2013, Avis Budget Group Inc acquired Payless Car Rental.`

5 contacts available at Avis Budget Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ashfaq Patankar | VP Global Procurement | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashfaq-patankar |
| Buddy Altus | Vice President Sales Support & Distribution | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/buddy-altus |
| Larry De Shon | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/larry-d-de-shon |
| Mark J. Servodidio | President, International | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-j-servodidio |
| Neal Zamore | Senior Vice President, Global Digital Customer Experience | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neal-zamore |

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