Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as CEO
![Travis Kalanick has been forced to quit as chief executive of Uber after months of scandal and setbacks.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170622014141/http://www.afr.com/content/dam/images/g/w/q/j/m/x/image.related.afrIndexLead.320x210.gwvpfz.png/1498094471968.jpg)
Travis Kalanick stepped down Tuesday as chief executive of Uber, the ride-hailing service that he helped found in 2009 and that he built into a transportation colossus, after a shareholder revolt made it untenable for him to stay on at the company.