Q&A with Uber GM Marco McCottry

Join us in the Media Suite this Wednesday with questions for Marco McCottry, who serves as Uber’s General Manager of Illinois & Indiana. 

McCottry, a Cleveland native, previously led Uber’s operations in Central Texas and Oklahoma. McCottry led Uber Austin to become one of Uber’s fastest growing U.S. markets, achieving over 2.5 million trips in its first year of operations. 

In Austin, McCottry launched one of Uber’s best performing wheelchair accessible vehicle products, eventually driving down ETAs to an average of 14 minutes in the city. The product has been hailed by local disability advocates as a game changer for transportation access in Austin.

Additionally, according to local law enforcement officials, DWI-related crashes dropped 23 percent in Uber’s first year in the Austin area.

Prior to joining Uber in 2014, McCottry led mergers and acquisitions as Corporate Development & Planning Manager for Eaton Corporation and worked in investment banking at National City Bank. McCottry graduated from Columbia University, where he played basketball, and holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business. He lives in Chicago with his wife Courtney and new baby, Navy.

River City Coffee & Donut Bank cookies will be served.