Sources at Recode reported that Michael stepped down following pressure from Uber’s board. Here’s how Michael framed it in his email: Read about UBER firing their self-driving car guy […] Uber has a long way to go to achieve all that it can and I am looking forward to seeing what you accomplish in the years ahead.” Michael’s departure follows an internal investigation overseen by former U.S. attorney general Eric Holder, due to be released on Tuesday. Uber announced last week that it had fired 20 employees as a result of the harassment probe. And that appears to have just been the start of the board’s response. Yahoo’s sources confirmed the board’s strong stance on the results of the report: As of this news, Uber can add SVP of Engineering to a list of execs it has recently lost, which includes a COO, a CBO, a CFO, and a CMO. Last Sunday the board met to discuss the highest in command, CEO Travis Kalanick, temporarily stepping down.
