10 Uber leaders in new roles in 2026
These ten Uber leaders each started their current role at Uber in 2026, from directors of engineering to finance, accounting and controllership leaders. A reader can learn how Uber leaders approach a role they started in 2026 from people who hold one now.
Professionals to explore
Adedoyin Akande
LinkedInExperience: Director · Uber
Adedoyin Akande has been Director at Uber since March 2026, and the profile headline reads Director - Strategic Finance, Corporate Finance at Uber. At Uber, Adedoyin Akande was also Senior Finance Manager (2023–2026) and held Manager - Strategic Finance roles (2019–2023), and was Finance Manager at Verizon (2017–2019).
Arjun Srinivasan
LinkedInExperience: Director Finance - US & Canada Mobility · Uber
Arjun Srinivasan has been Director Finance - US & Canada Mobility at Uber since May 2026. At Uber, Arjun Srinivasan was also Director Finance - EMEA Mobility (2024–2026), Head of Finance - NEE Mobility (2021–2024), Head of Finance - EMEA & APAC Customer Service (2019–2021) and Head of Strategy - Western Europe Delivery (2018–2019).
Chandra Shekar Neti
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Uber
Chandra Shekar Neti has been Director of Engineering at Uber since January 2026, based in Hyderabad, India. Chandra Shekar Neti was also VP of Engineering, APAC region at Fabric (2021–2026) and Sr. Software Development Manager (2018–2021) and Software Development Manager (2013–2018) at Amazon.
Ender Demirkaya
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Uber
Ender Demirkaya has been Director of Engineering at Uber since September 2026, based in the Seattle area. At Uber, Ender Demirkaya was also Senior Manager (2022–2026) and Senior Staff Software Engineer (2021–2022), and was Staff Software Engineer at Facebook (2016–2021); the profile also lists Author of the Software Engineering Handbook from 2022.
Evette Sheehan
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Global Controllership · Uber
Evette Sheehan has been Senior Director, Global Controllership at Uber since April 2026, based in San Francisco. The listing also shows Senior Director of Accounting, GBS and Transformation at Uber from 2023 with no end date, Global Head of Shared Services at Uber (2019–2022) and Senior Director of Accounting, Shared Services at SEPHORA (2019).
Giorgiana Alexandru
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Accounting · Uber
Giorgiana Alexandru has been Senior Director of Accounting at Uber since March 2026, based in Amsterdam. At Uber, Giorgiana Alexandru was also Director Of Accounting (2020–2026) and Sr Manager, Intercompany and Consolidations (2015–2020), and was Manager, Accounting at Stolt-Nielsen (2009–2015).
Hossein Safavi
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Uber
Hossein Safavi has been Director of Engineering at Uber since September 2026, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the profile says Hossein Safavi leads the Rider Pricing & Incentives team. The listing also shows Senior Engineering Manager at Uber from 2023 with no end date, Engineering Manager II (2022–2023) and Staff Software Engineer (2021–2022).
Mitesh Mankani
LinkedInExperience: Head of Strategic Finance, Uber for Business & Uber AI Solutions · Uber
Mitesh Mankani has been Head of Strategic Finance, Uber for Business & Uber AI Solutions at Uber since January 2026, based in San Francisco. At Uber, Mitesh Mankani was also General Manager, Uber Eats Advertising (2024–2026), Head of Strategy & Planning, Uber Advertising (2023–2025) and Head of Strategic Finance, Uber Advertising (2020–2023).
Robert Saliba
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Uber
Robert Saliba has been Director of Engineering at Uber since February 2026, based in San Francisco, and the profile says the role leads Delivery Search. Robert Saliba was also Director of Engineering, AI Safety at Google (2020–2024) and Director of Software Engineering (2019–2020) and Senior Software Engineering Manager (2015–2019) at YouTube.
Swathi Bhumireddy
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Uber
Swathi Bhumireddy has been Director of Engineering at Uber since March 2026, based in Mountain View, California, and the profile describes leading 70+ engineers on membership programs. At Uber, Swathi Bhumireddy was also Senior Engineering Manager (2022–2026), Engineering Manager II (2020–2022) and Staff Software Engineer (2018–2020).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's function and current scope to your question, since leaders in different functions each see a different part of the business. People whose 2026 role started earliest in the year have had the most time in it.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on in your first months in your current role?
- 02Which parts of your earlier roles have been most useful in the role you hold now?
- 03How do you decide which priorities to take on first when you start a role at a large company?
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