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<p>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) &#8212; Jeff Jones, president of the embattled ride-hailing company Uber, has resigned just six months after taking the job, the company confirmed Sunday.</p><p>In a brief statement, Uber didn&#8217;t say why Jones left. &#8220;We want to thank Jeff for his six months at the company and wish him all the best,&#8221; it said.</p><p>Jones told the tech blog Recode, which first reported his resignation, that his values didn&#8217;t align with Uber&#8217;s.</p><p>&#8220;The beliefs and approach to leadership that have guided my career are inconsistent with what I saw and experienced at Uber, and I can no longer continue as president of the ride sharing business,&#8221; he said in a statement.</p><p>Jones is the latest of several high-level executives to leave the San Francisco-based company.</p><p>Last month, a top engineering executive, Amit Singhal, left Uber five weeks after his hire was announced. He allegedly failed to disclose that he&#8217;d left his previous job at Google because of a sexual harassment allegation.</p><p>Ed Baker, Uber&#8217;s vice president of product and growth, resigned earlier this month. So did Charlie Miller, Uber&#8217;s top security researcher, who left to join Didi, China&#8217;s larger ride-hailing company.</p><p>Jones&#8217; departure comes days after Uber CEO Travis Kalanick said the company will hire a chief operating officer who can help write its &#8220;next chapter.&#8221;</p><p>Jones had left Target, where he was chief marketing officer, to join Uber in September.</p><p>Uber has been hit by several controversies, including allegations that it routinely ignores sexual harassment. A recent video showed Kalanick profanely berating a driver who confronted him about steep cuts in Uber&#8217;s rates.</p><p>Uber also acknowledged it has used a program to thwart authorities who have been trying to curtail or shut down its service in cities around the world.</p><p>The company also has faces challenges in court.</p><p>Waymo, a self-driving car company that used to be part of Google, last month sued Uber in federal court, alleging betrayal and high-tech espionage. The complaint accuses Anthony Levandowski, a former top manager for Google&#8217;s self-driving car project, of stealing technology now propelling Uber&#8217;s effort to build an autonomous vehicle fleet.</p><p>Uber denied Waymo&#8217;s claims, calling them &#8220;a baseless attempt to slow down a competitor.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">A sign marks a pick-up point for the Uber car service at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Jeff Jones, president of the embattled ride-hailing company Uber, has resigned just six months after taking the job, the company confirmed Sunday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/web1_115618350-256cc88e8bdf46769b418fab7d991b9a.jpg</photo0><caption0>A sign marks a pick-up point for the Uber car service at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Jeff Jones, president of the embattled ride-hailing company Uber, has resigned just six months after taking the job, the company confirmed Sunday. </caption0><photoCredit0>Seth Wenig File Photo | AP Photo </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Olga R. Rodriguez</p><p>Associated Press</p></bylineMeta></div>

Jeff Jones, president of embattled Uber, leaves after 6 months on job