Escalation of Uber's Public Coverage of Cultural Issues in 2017

#deleteuber campaign begins trending online

Susan Fowler's blog on Uber's internal culture an harassment issues is published and picked up by media outlets

NYT "Inside Uber's Aggressive, Unrestrained Workplace Culture" article

Video of CEO Travis Kalanik yelling at Uber driver goes viral

Uber board establishes a Special Committee to oversee investigations into discrimination and harassment

Covington & Burling LLP and Perkins and Coie begin investigations into workplace discrimination, harassment, and culture

Investigations into workplace culture and dicrimination continue

Uber confirms that it fired 20 employees at an All Hands meeting for sexual harassment, discrimination, unprofessional behavior, retaliation, bullying and physical safety issues linked to Perkins and Coie investigation

Uber board unanimously adopts recommendations of the Covington & Burling report

Jeff Jones (SVP) leaves Uber amid concerns of cultural issue and management

Sherif Marakby (VP) and Rachel Whetstone (VP of PR) leave Uber

Emil Michael (SVP) leaves and Eric Alexander (President) is fired. Throughout June, 30+ employees are terminated for issues identified through Perkins Coie investigation

Kalanick steps down as CEO but remains on the Board

Judge rebukes Uber for hiding information about internal intelligence gathering of competitors in Uber v. Waymo case

NYT article on Greyball, the program used to deceive regulators informed by Uber staff

Dara Khosrowshahi appointed as new Uber CEO

Uber reveals that it covered up a hack of 57 million customers' and drivers' data that took place in October 2016