Uber Hires Security Chief From Facebook as Upstarts Compete for Talent

Uber, which is based in San Francisco, last year hired away Travis VanderZanden, a former executive at one of Uber's largest American ride-sharing competitors, Lyft, and brought on the political strategist David Plouffe to lead policy and strategy.

For Uber, hiring in security is particularly important. In February, the company disclosed that it had experienced a breach of its systems, which potentially exposed the names and driver's license identification numbers of as many as 50,000 of the company's drivers.

Uber has also faced criticism for its driver screening process, some lawmakers accusing the company of taking shortcuts on background checks for new drivers. A small number of passengers have alleged that they were physically or sexually assaulted by Uber drivers.

According to his job description, Sullivan will most likely be responsible for several of those areas, from overseeing the security of Uber's vast driver data to improving safety measures for drivers and passengers.

"It's no longer about traditional metrics for safe transportation or keeping our community's data private and secure," Travis Kalanick, chief executive of Uber, said in a statement. "But about how we lead efforts to re

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