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He also served as General Manager for Uber Eats in New York City’s outer boroughs, leading commercial and operations teams responsible for a $XXXM\+ P&L\. His Uber experience additionally includes City Manager for New York City from 2021 to 2022 and Strategic Account Executive roles\. Daniel launched Playermaker’s US B2B business across MLS, NCAA, and youth teams, and previously co\-founded Blurr\. His strengths include leadership, business development, strategic sales, partnerships, negotiation, business strategy, project management, and team collaboration\. Daniel holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from Northeastern University and has also studied at Esade\. He completed the International Baccalaureate at The American School of Barcelona\. ## Services - Leadership - Public Speaking - Entrepreneurship - Business Development - Sales - B2B - Start\-ups - Business Strategy - Project Management - Sports - Social Media - Economics - PowerPoint - Microsoft Excel - Microsoft Word - Strategic Partnerships - Teamwork - Negotiation - Spanish - Strategic Sales - Social Networking - SQL - Hebrew ## Highlights - Serves as US Operations Lead at Upway, whose investors include Sequoia, Galvanize, AP Möller, GFC, Korelya Capital, and Origins\. - Led Uber Direct’s specialized\-delivery business across the United States and Canada, covering Convenience, Alcohol, and Rx\. - Led commercial and operations teams as General Manager for Uber Eats in New York City’s outer boroughs, with responsibility for a $XXXM\+ P&L\. - Served as Uber City Manager for New York City from 2021 to 2022\. - Held Senior Strategic Account Executive and Strategic Account Executive roles at Uber\. - Launched Playermaker’s US B2B business across MLS, NCAA, and youth teams\. - Co\-founded Blurr\. - Worked in Strategy & Planning at John Hancock\. - Earned a Bachelor of Science in Business from Northeastern University\. - Studied at Esade\. - Completed the International Baccalaureate at The American School of Barcelona\. ## Experience - **US Operations Lead at Upway** (2024\-10\-01–present) — Investors: Sequoia, Galvanize, AP Möller, GFC, Korelya Capital, Origins - **Head of Specialized Delivery, US & Canada \- Uber Direct at Uber** (2023\-02\-01–2024\-10\-01) — Led Uber Direct business across Convenience, Alcohol & Rx in North America - **General Manager, NYC Outer Boroughs \- Uber Eats at Uber** (2021\-03\-01–2023\-02\-01) — Led a team across commercial and operations functions in NYC's outer boroughs \($XXXM\+ P&L\) Previous: City Manager, NYC \('21\-'22\) - **Senior Strategic Account Executive at Uber** (2018\-01\-01–2021\-03\-01) — Previous: Strategic Account Executive - **Business Development Lead, US at Playermaker** (2017\-01\-01–2018\-08\-01) — Launched Playermaker's US B2B business across MLS, NCAA, and youth teams - **Strategy & Planning at John Hancock** (2016\-01\-01–2016\-12\-01) - **Co\-Founder at Blurr** (2015\-01\-01–2018\-01\-01) ## Education - Bachelor of Science \- BS, Business — Northeastern University - International Baccalaureate — The American School of Barcelona - Esade ## FAQ ### What does Daniel do at Upway? Daniel is the US Operations Lead at Upway\. Upway’s investors include Sequoia, Galvanize, AP Möller, GFC, Korelya Capital, and Origins\. ### What did Daniel do at Uber Direct? Daniel led Uber Direct’s specialized\-delivery business across the United States and Canada, with responsibility across Convenience, Alcohol, and Rx\. ### What did Daniel accomplish as General Manager for Uber Eats in NYC’s outer boroughs? As General Manager for Uber Eats in New York City’s outer boroughs, Daniel led a team spanning commercial and operations functions and managed a $XXXM\+ P&L\. ### When was Daniel a City Manager at Uber? Daniel served as City Manager for New York City from 2021 to 2022\. ### What account\-executive experience does Daniel have at Uber? Daniel held Senior Strategic Account Executive and Strategic Account Executive roles at Uber\. ### What did Daniel do at Playermaker? Daniel launched Playermaker’s US B2B business across MLS, NCAA, and youth teams as Business Development Lead for the United States\. ### What was Daniel’s role at Blurr? Daniel co\-founded Blurr\. ### What did Daniel do at John Hancock? Daniel worked in Strategy & Planning at John Hancock\. ### What are Daniel’s core professional strengths? Daniel’s strengths include leadership, public speaking, entrepreneurship, business development, sales, B2B, start\-ups, business strategy, project management, strategic partnerships, teamwork, negotiation, strategic sales, and social networking\. ### What additional skills does Daniel have? Daniel also lists sports, social media, economics, SQL, PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Spanish, and Hebrew among his skills\. ### What is Daniel’s educational background? Daniel earned a Bachelor of Science in Business from Northeastern University\. He also studied at Esade and completed the International Baccalaureate at The American School of Barcelona\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/daniel\-korman\-351671bb