Travis Cordell Kalanick (; born August 6, 1976) is an American businessman. He is the co-founder of Scour, a peer-to-peer file sharing application; Red Swoosh, a peer-to-peer content delivery network; and Uber. Red Swoosh was sold to Akamai Technologies in 2007. Kalanick is the co-founder and former CEO of Uber, a position he held from 2010 to 2017. He resigned from Uber in 2017, after controversy over the company's reported unethical culture, including allegations that he ignored reports of sexual harassment at the company. In the weeks leading up to a December 24, 2019 announcement that he would resign his Board seat effective December 31, Kalanick sold off approximately 90% of his shares in Uber.
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Full name at birth | Travis Cordell Kalanick
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Claim to fame | transportation network company Uber
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Date of birth | 6 August 1976
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Place of birth | Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Occupation | Businessman, Computer Programmer, Internet Entrepreneur
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Height | 5' 10" (178 cm)
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Weight | 154 lbs (70 kg)
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Residence | San Francisco, California, U.S.
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Net worth | $6,000,000,000 USD
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High school | Granada Hills Charter High School (GHCHS), Los Angeles
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University | University of California, Los Angeles
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Travis Kalanick is known for his role in the TV series Untold Stories of Hip Hop (2019) as Self.
He is also known for his role in the TV series The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self.
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