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Uber VP Asked to Resign Over Sexual Harassment Allegation

Amit Singhal was accused of harassment at Google.

Amit Singhal, Uber's senior vice president of engineering, has left the company after it was revealed that he did not disclose a sexual harassment allegation against him at Google, where he was previously employed, Recode reported on Monday. Singhal left Google last year, following a sexual harassment allegation from an employee. A Google investigation found the allegation to be "credible," according to Recode. Singal disputed the allegations while at Google, but resigned from the Google post shortly thereafter, ending his 15-year career with the company. He reportedly did not inform Uber of the allegations when he applied for his new job, and the allegations did not surface during a background check. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick reportedly asked Singhal to resign Monday morning. Uber is currently undergoing an internal investigation into alleged sexism at the company, after a female former engineer published an essay detailing a culture of harassment and inequality earlier this month. Uber has hired former attorney general Eric Holder to lead the investigation, alongside Uber board member Arianna Huffington, Uber human-resources chief Liane Hornsey, and Uber Associate General Counsel Angela Padilla. Critics have suggested that the team, composed mostly of Uber stakeholders, could be biased in Uber's favor.