Darren Huston was an Economic Advisor in the Government of Canada from 1990 to 1992. From 1994 to 1998, held an executive position with McKinsey & Company.
From 1998 to 2003 he was the Senior Vice President at Starbucks. In 2005 he became president and CEO of Microsoft Japan, and since 2008 served as corporate vice president of Microsoft, leading the company's consumer and online businesses.
Darren Huston joined Booking.com as CEO in September 2011 and became CEO of the parent company site on 1 January 2014. In May 2016 Darren Huston joined BlackPines Capital Partners.