As the Head of Corporate Development for technology company Uber, Cameron Poetzscher uses his wide range of experience and significant reputation as an executive with proven finance, operational and deal-making experience to make his company better. He has led many difficult negotiations, structured partnerships and acquisitions and made many deals.
Before he made his mark with Uber, Mr. Poetzscher had a very long career as a difference-maker, after 17 years with Goldman Sachs, where he was a global investment professional. At Goldman, he provided investment advice and guidance to some of the most sophisticated and demanding clients anywhere, including Fortune 50 companies and pre-IPO start-ups backed by leading venture capital firms. He has worked on many complex high-profile mergers and acquisition transactions, IPOs and other financings.
Cameron Poetzscher's long career has primarily centered on the technology, media and telecommunications sectors, especially the Internet and entertainment areas, but he also has considerable experience working with companies in a number of other fields, including the financial, healthcare, consumer products, natural resources, industrial, and real estate areas. His experience is international; he’s done deals on five continents.
Before his career at Goldman Sachs, Cameron Poetzscher worked hard to get an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School. After that, he worked on that school's Finance Faculty for a time, where he engaged in research and case-writing, with a focus on derivatives, hedging and liability management. If nothing else, he is a problem solver, who tends to do his best work when he's placed into high-pressure, challenging situations and he has learned to make the best of them.
