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10 Uber operations leaders
These ten operations leaders hold or have held director-level and head-of-operations roles at Uber across rides, delivery, grocery and retail, and regional markets. A reader can learn how Uber runs mobility and delivery operations, organizes teams by region and product line, and manages drivers, couriers and marketplaces.
Professionals to explore
01—10Allan Teder
LinkedInExperience: Director of Driver Operations · Uber
Director of Driver Operations at Uber since March 2026, after serving as Director of Marketplace Operations (Pricing, Promotions, Matching), EMEA (2024–2026). Other Uber roles include Head of Marketplace (EMEA) (2021–2024) and EMEA Marketplace Lead at Uber (2020–2021).
Bernie Huddlestun
LinkedInExperience: Uber Eats - Senior Director, Head of Operations - US & Canada · Uber
Former Uber Eats - Senior Director, Head of Operations - US & Canada at Uber (2020–2022), and Global Head of Uber Direct since November 2025, a head-level operations role. Other Uber roles include Head of Uber Direct - US & Canada (2022–2026), Uber Eats - Head of Restaurant Operations - EMEA (2018–2020) and Global Lead of Capacity Management (2015–2018).
Danielle Sipf
LinkedInExperience: Director, Core Operations US&C Mobility · Uber
Director, Core Operations US&C Mobility at Uber since March 2023, and Head of West Rides Operations at Uber since May 2020. Danielle Sipf was also Head of Western US and PNW Rideshare Operations (2019–2020) and Senior Operations Manager II (2018–2019) at Uber, based in San Francisco.
Iolanda Franco
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations Brazil · Uber
Director of Operations Brazil at Uber since August 2025, a director-level operations role based in São Paulo. At Uber Iolanda Franco was also Head of Marketplace Brazil (2022–2025), Head of Courier and Marketplace Operations Uber Eats Brazil (2020–2022) and Customer Experience Lead Payments and New Mobilities LatAm (2019–2020).
Martine Eshkenazi
LinkedInExperience: Director, Head of Operations, Grocery & Retail · Uber
Director, Head of Operations, Grocery & Retail at Uber since March 2024, after serving as Head of Operations, New Verticals (2022–2024). Other Uber roles include New Verticals Lead, Delivery (2021–2022), Strategic Initiatives Lead, Uber Eats (2019–2020) and Senior Innovation Manager, Uber Eats (2018–2019).
Michael van Hemmen
LinkedInExperience: Head of City Operations, Canada · Uber
Former Head of City Operations, Canada at Uber (2020–2022), overseeing a remote, multi-site team responsible for launches, growth and external relationships in priority markets across Canada, and General Manager at Uber since November 2021. Other Uber roles include Head of western Canada Operations (2018–2020); the profile says he helped pass Canada's first ridesharing regulations.
Neil McGonigle
LinkedInExperience: Head of Operations, Middle East & North Africa · Uber
Head of Operations, Middle East & North Africa at Uber since July 2025, a head-level operations role. Other Uber roles include Director, Head of Driver Board Member (2022–2025), Head of Cities, Safety & Regulatory, UK & Ireland (2020–2022) and Head of Cities, UK & Ireland (2018–2022).
Niraj Patel
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Rider & Airport Operations · Uber
Sr. Director, Rider & Airport Operations at Uber since January 2018; the profile describes overseeing the development, launch, growth and management of Uber's mobility product portfolio in the US and Canada. Other Uber roles include Strategy & Planning Lead and Chief of Staff to the VP & RGM, US & Canada (2017–2018) and Strategy & Planning Manager (2016–2017).
Omair Khalid
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations · Uber
Director of Operations at Uber since February 2025, after serving as Global Head of Product Operations (2023–2025), a head-level operations role. Other Uber roles include Head of Strategy - Uber Eats Canada (2021–2023) and Product & Strategy (2017–2021).
Tim Myers
LinkedInExperience: Director - Consumer Operations, US Mobility · Uber
Director - Consumer Operations, US Mobility at Uber since September 2025, leading the team that oversees operations of Uber's ridehail products portfolio (Economy, Premium, Growth Bets) and rider engagement strategy in the US and Canada. Other Uber roles include Senior Manager, Head of Product Lines & Rider Engagement (US&C) (2021–2022) and Manager, US&C Core Products & Rider Engagement Operations (2019–2021).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does Uber balance rider or eater demand with driver and courier supply in a city, and who owns that decision?
- 02How are operations teams split between central functions and local or regional markets?
- 03What does it take to launch and scale a new delivery vertical such as grocery or retail on an existing network?
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