The Two Percent Pledge

The Two Percent Pledge is a bottom-up campaign for current and former Uber employees centered on a public pledge to donate at least 2% of their post-IPO equity to charity. While many employees may be planning to donate some of their earnings from Uber's initial public offering to good causes, others may not have considered it, may not know where to start, or may need a nudge to follow through. Our goal is to take advantage of this unique moment to promote charitable giving as an important part of Uber’s culture.

This initiative is led by employees, and is not officially sponsored by Uber. We're not recommending any specific charities or collecting any donations.

Please note that pledge signatures are manually reviewed and updated periodically, so your name will not show up on the site right away.

FAQs

Why two percent? That seems too small/too large!

Two percent is big enough to have a significant impact, but small enough that it doesn’t feel like an untenable ask for people who might be on the fence about donating. The pledge specifies at least 2%, and if you’d like to donate more, that’s wonderful - but our biggest goal is to get people who might not have donated at all to make charitable giving an important and rewarding part of the IPO process.

Two percent of what, exactly?

We’re asking signers of the pledge to donate at least 2% of their vested shares after a potential IPO, or at least 2% of the value of those shares. The pledge is a personal commitment, not a legal document, so the exact interpretation here is up to the signer - this may be a one-time donation, or an ongoing commitment as equity continues to vest. There may be tax advantages to donating actual shares, resulting in higher effective donations, but if it makes more sense to you to sell and donate a portion of the proceeds, that’s great too.

Is this just a branding exercise to make Uber look good?

No, our straightforward goal is to promote charitable donation among current and former Uber employees. However, if positive branding for Uber helps encourage more people to sign the pledge, that would be great as well.

What charities are you recommending?

We are not recommending any specific charities or organizations. Charitable donation is a personal choice, and we encourage people signing the pledge to make donations to organizations that matter to them personally. We will offer signers resources on responsible giving (for example, how to find great non-profit organizations and evaluate their effectiveness), but the choice of recipient is up to the donor.

Can employees from other companies participate?

While this campaign is focused on Uber employees and establishing a culture of giving at Uber, we’d love to see people at other companies undertake a similar effort. Please contact us if you’d like help setting up a similar pledge at your company.

Get Involved!

We're still getting this initiative off the ground! If you want to get involved in organizing the campaign, or if you have any questions, please email us at info@twopercentpledge.org.

Signatories (291)

  • Jesse Spears, Software Engineer
  • Scott Cederberg, Sr Software Engineer II
  • Nimish Sheth
  • Mark Yen, Engineering Manager
  • Anonymous, Senior Engineering Manager
  • Patrick Schork, Sr. Software Engineer
  • Dominic Becker
  • Javier Droguett, Sales Manager
  • Kiki Chandra
  • Melanie Day, Senior Software Engineer
  • Robert Dean, Sr Autonomy Engineer
  • Tim McJilton
  • Mike McClay, Engineering
  • Evan Chen, Software Engineer
  • Amy Chen
  • Devin Hutchings, Marketing manager
  • Eleanor Cady Wachsman, Designer
  • Diana Cedano
  • Amruta Gokhale, Software Engineer
  • Dom Narducci
  • Kasumi Billington, Billing Project Analyst
  • Anonymous, Software Engineer II
  • Uday Bhaskar G, Engineering Manager
  • Hallie Saber
  • Jason Dowlatabadi, Senior Data Scientist
  • Tahmid Hasan
  • Cory Kendrick
  • Erica Bunker, Sr. Marketing Manager
  • Kaijie Zheng, Software Engineer
  • Tenzin Khangtetsang, Program Manager, Tech
  • Ian Briggs, Eng Manager
  • Chip Hogg, Software Engineer
  • Raynor Mallory, Marketing Manager
  • Ranjib, Site reliability engineer
  • Satish Bhat, Recruiting Manager
  • Varun Bandi, TPM
  • Adam Kidder, Software Engineer
  • Roman Miroshnichenko, Country Operations Manager
  • Mark Wood, Cincinnati Mobility Lab Lead
  • Ash Arnold
  • Erik Weber
  • Dharak Kharod, Software Engineer
  • Tammie Kahnhauser, Software Engineer
  • Scott Dylewski, Test and Verification Manager
  • Georg Witting, Sr. Operations Manager, Uber Eats
  • Mohan Gamage, Senior Marketing Manager
  • Robby Bearman, Sr Product Manager
  • Jose Miguel Igual
  • Carissa Wodehouse, Sr UX Writer
  • Ramprasad Gopalakrishnan, Software Engineer II
  • Afshan Syed, Tax Manager
  • James Song, Director, Product Design
  • Saguna Goel, Product Manager
  • Youssef Abbou, Senior Greenlight Manager
  • Kevin Mao, Senior Software Engineer
  • Jordi Pakey-Rodriguez, Autonomy Hardware Engineer
  • Robert Sharp, Data Scientist
  • April Stuck, Sr Manager, Global Benefits
  • Keith Cochrane
  • Nathan Jordan, Software Eng
  • Julia Kaplan, Product Marketing Manager
  • Robin Tolochko
  • Richard Copeland, Marketing Manager
  • Tanvi Surti, Product Manager
  • Khalid Merchant, Launcher - Scooters
  • Andie Obermeyer
  • Sean Gibat, Software Engineer
  • Claire Eagan, Senior Counsel
  • Phil Santoro
  • Zoe Brooks, Asset Management Lead
  • Henry Zhao, Analytics & Reporting Manager
  • Kim Wilkes, Sourcing Manager
  • Eduardo Ortiz
  • Robert van Herpen, Sales Manager Netherlands
  • Pierre Lazarus, Global External Tools Program Manager
  • Benjamin Lipari
  • Evgeni Kunev, Software Engineer
  • Yadavan Mahendraraj, Senior Regional Operations Manager
  • Saad Naveed Pall
  • Miguel Gomez, Senior Ops Manager
  • Paulina Ramos
  • Sonia Ng
  • James Chang
  • Malcom Glenn
  • Anonymous, Sr. Product Manager
  • Anna Schreff, Internal Audit
  • AR Dadabhoy
  • Daniel Zeehandelaar, Product Manager
  • Tania Fuentes Pavez, HRBP
  • Robert Downer, Senior Program Manager
  • Thabang Sebata
  • Candice Bailey, Regional Operations Manager
  • Steve Toth, Test Engineer II
  • Trang Dang, Software Engineer II
  • Linh Phan, Recruiting Manager
  • Aukeline Tolman, General Manager
  • Ankit Khaitan, Business Development
  • Becky Jefferies, Country Marketing Lead, Middle East & Africa
  • Kathryn Gaudin, Senior Operations Manager, ANZ
  • David DyTang, Sr Strategy Manager II
  • Oleh Fedusiv
  • Momen Mokhtari, Engineering Manager
  • Jason Seto
  • Scott Poeppel, Sr. Systems Engineer
  • Jacob McCoy Wade, TLM, Sr. Engineer
  • Anonymous
  • Matthew Hirschbiel
  • Edward Jiang
  • Olga Rudenko, Head of Eater
  • Meng Wang
  • Jay Bobzin, Software Engineer
  • Shahriar Fotouhi
  • Anonymous, Senior Software Engineer
  • Jay McGarrogle, Regional Greenlight Manager, UKI
  • Kevin Q. Wong, Recruiting
  • Swathi Bhumireddy, Senior Software Engineer
  • Sam Houshower, Senior Counsel
  • Valdis Lenss, Strategic Finance
  • Ruben Santiago, EMEA Safety Lead
  • Aan Cheema, Safety Operationa Manager
  • Praveen Murugesan, Sr Engineering Manager
  • Akhil Joy, Designer - I
  • Grateful Drake, Software Engineer
  • Paulo Pabiton, Project Manager
  • Tim Morris, Sr Community Operations Manager
  • Lucas Soriani
  • Puneet Bhatia, Engineering Manager II
  • Raashi Sikka, Diversity & Inclusion Lead - EMEA
  • Sumanth Sukumar, SRE
  • Rajni Gupta, SE1
  • Vojtech Miksu, Software Engineer
  • Lingaraja Sahu
  • Pete Franks, Program Manager
  • Ross Comer, Engineering Manager
  • Rahim Dharssi, Software Engineer II
  • Chunyan Song, Staff Engineer
  • Tom Croucher, Staff Software Engineer
  • Ryan Burgoon, Account Manager - Freight
  • Zach Smith, US+C Central Operations Lead
  • Evan Smothers
  • Soren Lassen, Software Engineer
  • Anonymous, S&P
  • Ruellia Zhang, Software Engineer II
  • Kris Moreau, JUMP Sr. Urban Planner
  • Russ Garcia, Marketing Manager
  • Javier Uruñuela
  • Kara Ortbal, Site Program Manager, Seattle
  • Chandan Sheth
  • David Bradley, Staff Software Engineer
  • Anonymous, Director of Engineering
  • Yuchen Long, Regional Operations Manager
  • Lei Wang
  • Arshad Hussain, Technical Program Manager
  • Anonymous, Product Manager
  • Vipul Aneja, Software Engineer
  • Corinne Aparis
  • Abbas Hooshmand, Data Scientist II
  • Jason Yosinski, Research Scientist
  • Wesam Manassra, Sr. Software Engineer
  • Joshua Shinavier
  • Wai Yip Tung, Software Engineer
  • Husain Dalal, Sr Engineer
  • Tino Waked, RGM Middle East & North Africa
  • Mayssam Sayyadian, Engineering Manager
  • Christina Teng, US&C Regional Operations Manager
  • Keesha Joyce Merritt, Freight operations coordinator
  • Amit Bilgi, Data Scientist
  • Hesen Peng, Data Scientist
  • Suzette Puente, Data Scientist
  • Nike Lawrence
  • Harpreet Singh, Regional Ops Manager
  • Murari Srinivasan, Product Manager
  • Anjan Karanam, Senior Software Engineer
  • Shamim Ashik
  • Albert Teoh
  • Barney Harford, COO
  • Barry Finder
  • Ritesh Shah, Senior Software Engineer
  • Rachel Palenik, Restaurant Partnerships - Account Representative
  • Jake Maynard, Product Designer
  • Gary Yang, Product Manager
  • Jose Ignacio De Nicolas Machado, Reg Ops Manager
  • Eddie Ma, Director Of Engineering
  • Cyrus Xi, Software Engineer II
  • Solomon Sia, Software engineer
  • Ed Nunez, Software Engineer
  • Qasim Ali
  • Todd Lee
  • Elle Dey, Marketing Manager
  • Sunil Garg, Engineering Manager
  • Kevin Li, Data Scientist
  • David Zhang, Data Scientist II
  • Lin He, Software Engineer
  • De’Shawn Wright, Senior Manager, Public Policy
  • Chris Wilkins, Sr Staff Data Scientist
  • Natalie Purbrick
  • Nelle Pierson, JUMP Local Marketing Lead
  • Calum You, Data Scientist
  • Oriana Lisker, Product Manager
  • Chris Adams
  • Bharath Srikanth, Data Scientist
  • Randall Hall, Machine Teaching Technician
  • Kyle Fritz
  • Kyle W
  • Alexia Caldeira, Account Executive
  • DyShaun Muhammad
  • Gagan Singh, Sr. Product Manager
  • Orli Berman, Carrier Operations Analyst
  • Pranav Athalye
  • Aaron Shelley, Project Manager: Community Operations
  • Une Rosi
  • Bailey Carroll, Sr Marketing Manager
  • Neil Dwyer, Software Engineer II
  • Annie Seymour, Senior Recruiting Coordinator
  • Rasik Krishna
  • Sriram Padmanabhan
  • Kene Akametalu, Software Engineer II
  • Zoubin Ghahramani, Chief Scientist
  • Chris Deacy, Software Engineer II
  • David Wheeler
  • Mateo Jaramillo, Head of Driver Operations LatAm
  • Lisa Gettings, Senior Content Strategist
  • Melissa Avila
  • Asad Akbany, JUMP Expansion - Launcher
  • Erin Bradley, Marketing Manager
  • Monique, Associate Counsel
  • Krish Sundaresan
  • Chris Chen, Engineering Manager
  • Chad Nierop, Account Executive, UberEats
  • (Owen) Shang-Wen Cheng, System Safety Software Engineer
  • Sanjeev Kumar, Sr. Director, Engineering
  • Melanie Ensign, Security + Privacy Communications Lead
  • Dana Kraushar, Data Scientist
  • Lorena Cabrera, Regional Operations Manager
  • Jeff Anglin, Data Analyst
  • Mamadou Bah
  • Prateek Vidya, Core Support Lead - India CommOps
  • Sonya Berg, Data Scientist
  • Blaire Brower
  • Alexander Feldman, Software Engineer
  • Dana Lee, UX Researcher
  • Hasrat Godil, Senior Engineering Manager
  • TJ Blease, Sr. Associate, BD
  • Cody Berdinis
  • M Waleed Kadous, Principal Engineer, Office of the CTO
  • Salmaa Elshanshory, Launcher
  • Oumerah Hyderkhan, Operations Coordinator
  • Eric Berdinis, Product Manager
  • Eiman Zolfaghari, Software Engineer
  • Daniel Riff, Operations Manager
  • Carrol Chang, Head of Driver Operations, US & Canada
  • Anonymous, Central Ops
  • Justin Bleuel, Product Manager 1
  • Theo LeCompte, Strategy & Planning Lead
  • Jerry Tolochko, Business Development
  • Tyler Spitz, Senior Central Ops Manager
  • Xin Gan, Sr Software Engineer
  • Leyan Lo, Software Engineer
  • Anonymous, Sr Software Engineer
  • Michael Arbogast
  • Shannon Brown, Technical Writer
  • Travis Gorkin, Engineering Manager
  • Calvin Simmons, Marketing Manager
  • Bryant Luong, Software Engineer
  • Theresa Ling
  • Miles Smith, Software Engineer II
  • Jenny Heath, Software Engineer II (former)
  • Kim Asenbeck, Software Engineer
  • Jacob, Business Intelligence Analyst
  • Adam Krebs, Sr. Engineer
  • Carlo Biedenharn, Software Engineer
  • Alex Texter, Software Engineer
  • Anh Mai, Sr. Software Engineer
  • Connor Riley, Engineering Manager
  • Andreas Sæbjørnsen, Software Engineer
  • Tyler Dixon
  • Charles Rubenfeld, Data Analyst II
  • Alex Mendes da Costa, Staff Software Engineer
  • Miguel Escamilla, Product Marketing Manager
  • Daniel Vu, Software Engineer II
  • Shamim Mohamed
  • Kurtis Nusbaum, Senior Software Engineer II
  • Anonymous, Sr. Program Manager
  • Anonymous, Software Engineer II
  • Aparna Dhinakaran, Software Engineer II (former)
  • David Schnurr, Senior Software Engineer II
  • Eric Socolofsky, Sr. Software Engineer
  • Jon Sadka, Software Engineer II
  • Todd Levin, Software Engineer II
  • Isaac Brodsky, Senior Software Engineer II
  • Nicholas Rabinowitz, Senior Software Engineer II