UBER BOARD SHAKE-UP AS GURLEY LEAVES

Venture capitalist Bill Gurley, whose firm Benchmark Capital was one of Uber’s earliest investors, is stepping down from the ride-hailing company’s board of directors. He is being replaced on the board by Matt Cohler, who worked on Benchmark’s original investment in Uber. The change in Uber’s board seat was confirmed by Benchmark to USA TODAY. Gurley’s resignation was first reported by Bloomberg.