Travis Kalanick—Presided over systemic sexual harassment culture at Uber documented by Susan Fowler
Former Uber engineer Susan Fowler published a blog post in February 2017 detailing pervasive sexual harassment and HR failures at Uber under Kalanick's leadership. The subsequent Eric Holder investigation interviewed 200+ employees, resulting in 20+ firings. The investigation found systemic issues with HR, management, and company culture.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Governance | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| DEI Programs | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Worker Rights | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.907 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (critical ×2) × confidence (0.68)
Evidence (2 signals)
Eric Holder investigation found systemic culture issues at Uber, led to 20+ firings
Uber hired former Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate workplace culture. The investigation interviewed 200+ employees and resulted in 47 recommendations and over 20 employees being fired for harassment and related issues.
Susan Fowler published blog post detailing systemic sexual harassment at Uber
Former Uber engineer Susan Fowler published 'Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber' describing pervasive sexual harassment, HR failures, and a toxic culture under Kalanick's leadership.