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10 Uber data and analytics leaders
These ten current and former Uber data and analytics leaders have been directors and heads of data science, applied science and analytics teams at Uber. A reader can learn how heads of data lead data and analytics organizations in marketplace businesses.
Professionals to explore
01—10Charlotte Nagy
LinkedInExperience: Head of People Data and Analytics · Uber
Head of People Data and Analytics at Uber since 2022, after Director People Data & Analytics Strategy there (2020–2022). The profile says the role makes people data and insights available through self-service tools while maintaining employee privacy. It also lists HR analytics roles at USAA (2013–2020).
Chen Peng
LinkedInExperience: Director Head of Data Science & Analytics, Uber Eats · Uber
Former Director Head of Data Science & Analytics, Uber Eats at Uber (2015–2020); the profile describes this as head of data science of Uber Eats. The profile also lists VP Eng, Head of Data & AI ML at Faire (2020–2025) and, since 2025, Head of Data & Applied ML at Arena.
Dan Knoepfle
LinkedInExperience: Director of Applied Science · Uber
Director of Applied Science at Uber since 2014. The profile headline describes him as an economist and Director of Applied Science / Data Science at Uber, and places the role at director level in the research department, with applied science and data science among its listed topics.
Eric W.
LinkedInExperience: Director Applied Science, Customer Obsession and Core Services Staff · Uber
Director Applied Science, Customer Obsession and Core Services Staff at Uber since 2023, after Director Applied Science - Customer Obsession (2022–2023). The profile says he leads the product data science organization for Uber's support products across Rides, Eats, Grocery, Uber for Business and Growth Bets. It also lists Director Data Science at Salesforce (2019–2022).
George Joseph
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Analytics, Customer Experience - Support Operations · Uber
Global Head of Analytics, Customer Experience - Support Operations at Uber since 2024. The profile says he heads a global team of about 100 analytics professionals responsible for analytics strategy and reporting infrastructure. Earlier Uber roles listed include Head, Analytics & Insights Customer Experience (APAC) (2023–2024).
Guoyu Zhu
LinkedInExperience: Head of Global Risk Strategy Analytics · Uber
Head of Global Risk Strategy Analytics at Uber since 2017. The profile says he leads a data science and analytics team managing global payment risk, marketplace risk such as promo and incentive fraud, and refund fraud across Uber rides, Eats and Uber for Business. It also lists Principal Data Scientist WalmartLabs at Walmart (2014–2017).
James Lee
LinkedInExperience: Director, Head of Delivery Applied Science & Data Science · Uber
Former Director, Head of Delivery Applied Science & Data Science at Uber (2022–2024), and Director, Head of UberEats Science and Machine Learning Engineering at Uber since 2024. Earlier Uber roles listed include Senior Manager, Data Science (2020–2021) and Data Science Manager (2016–2020).
Javed Abdulla
LinkedInExperience: Director, Data Science · Uber
Director, Data Science at Uber since 2024, after Sr. Manager, Data Science for Payment Compliance, Risk and Identity there (2020–2024). The profile says he leads multiple teams of analysts, data scientists and managers in risk, payment, identity and compliance. It also lists Director, Marketing and Revenue Data Science at eBay (2018–2020).
Jesse Lane
LinkedInExperience: Director Data Science · Uber
Director Data Science at Uber since 2026, a role the profile places at director level in research. Earlier Uber roles listed are Sr. Manager, Data Science (2022–2026), Manager II, Data Science (2021–2022), Manager, Data Science (2019–2021) and Manager, Strategic Finance (2018–2019).
Julien Reincke
LinkedInExperience: Head of Analytics & Insights EMEA · Uber
Head of Analytics & Insights EMEA at Uber since 2022, based in Amsterdam. The profile says he leads a team of 30+ data analytics professionals across 5 locations within EMEA community operations. It also lists Manager Commerce Analytics at Ahold Delhaize (2020–2022).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's remit to your question: applied science leaders suit questions about marketplace models and experimentation, while analytics heads for risk, support, people or a region suit questions about reporting, insight teams and operations. Check whether the role is current or past before asking about recent practice.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How should a large marketplace divide work between applied scientists, data scientists and analytics teams?
- 02How do you build an analytics team that serves regional operations teams in many countries at once?
- 03What does a data science team need to measure and reduce fraud and payment risk in a marketplace?
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