Uber, the ride sharing program that magically seems to avoid paying government tax and fees, has hired David Plouffe, a political strategist and former advisor to US President Barack Obama. Uber hiring Plouffe in an strategy role The upstart rideshare company, in a battle with other ride sharing programs such as taxi companies who are required to pay tax, insure their drivers and submit to onerous regulation, said that Plouffe will be hired in a “strategy” role. Plouffe is “a strategic thought partner and a brilliant general,” said Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, as it Plouffe was about to engage on…
Uber Hires Obama's Political Strategist Plouffe For "Campaign"
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.