The resignation of Hornsey, chief people officer at the ride-hailing giant, comes as whistleblowers say she dismissed complaints about racial discrimination within the firm. Following an investigation into how she dealt with racial discrimination allegations at the firm, Hornsey notified employees in an email July 10 that she has resigned.
Hornsey joined Uber about 18 months ago as the company struggled to deal with fallout from gender discrimination and sexual harassment allegations.
In a separate email to her team that was seen by Reuters, Hornsey notes that her leaving "comes a little out of the blue for some of you, but I have been thinking about this for a while."
Hornsey did not state a reason for quitting. Reuters reports that "the allegations against her and Uber's human resources department more broadly were made by an anonymous group that claims to be Uber employees of color."
"They alleged Hornsey had used discriminatory language and made derogatory comments about Uber Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion Bernard Coleman, and had denigrated and threatened former Uber executive Bozoma Saint John, who left the company in June," Reuters reports.