Jeff Jones, president of the embattled ride-hailing company Uber, has resigned just six months after taking the job, the company confirmed Sunday.
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In a brief statement, Uber didn’t say why Jones left. We want to thank Jeff for his six months at the company and wish him all the best, it said.
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Jones told the tech blog Recode, which first reported his resignation, that his values didn’t align with Uber’s.
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The beliefs and approach to leadership that have guided my career are inconsistent with what I saw and experienced at Uber, and I can no longer continue as president of the ride sharing business, he said in a statement.
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Jones is the latest of several high-level executives to leave the San Francisco-based company.
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Last month, a top engineering executive, Amit Singhal, left Uber five weeks after his hire was announced. He allegedly failed to disclose that he’d left his previous job at Google because of a sexual harassment allegation.
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Ed Baker, Uber’s vice president of product and growth, resigned earlier this month. So did Charlie Miller, Uber’s top security researcher, who left to join Didi, China’s larger ride-hailing company.
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Jones’ departure comes days after Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said the company will hire a chief operating officer who can help write its next chapter.
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Jones had left Target, where he was chief marketing officer, to join Uber in September.
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Uber has been hit by several controversies, including allegations that it routinely ignores sexual harassment. A recent video showed Kalanick profanely berating a driver who confronted him about steep cuts in Uber’s rates.
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Uber also acknowledged it has used a program to thwart authorities who have been trying to curtail or shut down its service in cities around the world.
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The company also has faces challenges in court.
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