New Uber Software Head Departs as Past Harassment Claim Surfaces
- Amit Singhal left after a month with the ride-hailing company
- Singhal’s former employer Google was said to investigate him
Uber Taps Eric Holder to Lead Sexual Harassment Probe
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Uber Technologies Inc. executive Amit Singhal resigned after the ride-hailing company learned of a sexual harassment allegation from his previous job at Google.
Singhal stepped down just a month after joining Uber as senior vice president of engineering, where he oversaw software development, the company said. After he started on Jan. 20, Uber became aware of an investigation at Google into a sexual harassment allegation that Singhal didn’t disclose and that wasn’t discovered during the hiring process, said people familiar with the matter.