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Travis Kalanick is an American entrepreneur, co-founder of Uber, and Chief Executive Officer of City Storage Systems (CSS), the parent company of CloudKitchens, Otter, Picnic and Lab37 focused on building infrastructure for faster, better, cheaper food.

Prior to leading CSS, Travis co-founded Uber and served as the CEO from 2010 until June 2017, leading the company from its infancy. During his tenure, Uber grew to become one of the world’s highest-valued private companies, operating in more than 70 countries and completing more than 5 billion rider trips.

Before co-founding Uber, Travis founded Red Swoosh, a peer-to-peer file sharing company that was acquired by Akamai Technologies in 2007. While in college, he co-founded Scour, a peer-to-peer search engine. He is a native of Los Angeles and learned to code in middle school before studying engineering at UCLA.

Heather Somaini has built a 20+ year track record in organizational leadership, operations, and strategic planning within the entertainment industry. Heather has consistently focused on emerging technologies, start-ups and high-growth ventures. Her leadership is built upon a foundation of people-centered principles, emphasizing communication, collaboration, innovation, efficiency, and growth.

Following an impactful 19 years at Lionsgate, where she advanced to Chief Administrative Officer overseeing global corporate real estate and strategic initiatives, and a subsequent role as CAO at Hackman Capital Partners, Heather made a strategic move in 2024. She is now leveraging her expertise at CloudKitchens, collaborating with Travis Kalanick.

Heather holds a B.S. in Film and Television from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and lives in Los Angeles with her wife and twin teenagers.

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