Travis Kalanick stepped down Tuesday as chief executive of Uber, the ridehailing service that he helped found in 2009 and built into a transportation colossus. Travis Kalanick will resign from the company's Board of Directors, effective December 31, 2019, to focus on his new business and philanthropic endeavors.Travis Kalanick's final hours as Uber's chief executive played out in a private room in a downtown Chicago hotel, the NYT reports. The chief of Uber has resigned. Travis Kalanick, under pressure from his top investors, announced his departure Tuesday night. Travis Kalanick, cofounder of one of the most influential technology companies of its generation, resigned on Tuesday under pressure from investors. Travis Kalanick's abrupt resignation as the CEO of Uber might have suggested that his company's board of directors had exercised a moral edict. Shortly after taking a leave of absence from his role as CEO of Uber, Travis Kalanick has now resigned from the post, The New York Times reported Wednesday. Travis Perkins plc has announced a significant change in its leadership as Jasmine Whitbread steps down as Chair of the Board. Ott said he will confer with his executive team in the coming week "to develop our strategy for filling the position permanently.