Francois Chadwick

Global Head of Tax & Accounting at UBER

Speaker

Francois is the Global Head of Tax & Accounting at Uber. He assisted in launching them in over 75 countries, and assisting in their global growth plans. He coordinates a team of 200+ professionals based around the world. He is currently instrumental in teaming with the Uber Global Policy Team in shaping global tax and accounting policy as it relates to the shared economy. Francois has over 25 years of experience in corporate tax and accounting, focusing on multi-national technology companies. He has worked overseas in a number of countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Singapore and Hong Kong, bringing with him a hands-on experience with national and international issues. Prior to joining Uber, Francois was the Lead Tax Partner at KPMG, focusing on global hyper-growth tech companies. Francois has also founded and sold a tax-tech start-up which had global operations. Francois also worked for the European Commission in Brussels on various tax and policy/regulatory studies and was instrumental in assisting the EU Commission align certain “green” tax regulations. Finally, for all of his sins, Francois is both an accountant and a lawyer!