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Uber Technologies, Inc. is an American multinational transportation company that provides ride-hailing services, courier services, food delivery, and freight transport. [1] It is headquartered in San Francisco , California, and operates in approximately 70 countries and 10,500 cities worldwide. [ 1 ]
Current and former members of the board of directors of Uber. Pages in category "Directors of Uber" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
Dara Khosrowshahi (Persian: دارا خسروشاهی, Persian pronunciation: [dɑː'ɾɑːxosɾo'ʃɑːhiː]; born May 28, 1969 [1]) is an Iranian and American business executive who is the chief executive officer of Uber. He was previously CEO of Expedia Group, a company that owns several travel fare aggregators.
In February 2010, Graves became the first employee of Uber, receiving the job by responding "here's a tip. email me :)" to a post by Travis Kalanick on Twitter. Graves started out as general manager and was named CEO shortly after the launch. [3] In December 2010, Kalanick succeeded Graves as CEO and Graves became chief operating officer (COO). [4]
Emil G. Michael (Arabic: إيميل مايكل ; born September 19, 1972) [2] is an Egyptian-born American businessman. Michael was the senior vice president of business and chief business officer at Uber, and the chief operating officer of Klout.
Algard was searching for a friend's contact information, and the phone company gave him the wrong number. [4] He thought of an online email directory as an easier way to find people. [5] [6] Algard bought the Whitepages.com domain for $900, [7] [8] which he says was all of his savings at the time. [5]
The announcement was released one day after the company announced the resignation of CEO Travis Kalanick following months of controversy over Uber's corporate culture. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] [ 28 ] An advisor for Uber during allegations of misconduct and sexual harassment, Gurley was reportedly instrumental in the resignation of CEO Travis Kalanick.
He resigned from Uber in 2017, after growing pressure resulting from public reports of the company's unethical corporate culture, including allegations that he ignored reports of sexual harassment at the company. Kalanick retained his seat on the board of directors until he resigned the seat on December 31, 2019.