The Man From FCPA has certainly not been shy about calling out Uber Technologies for its miss-steps, nefarious actions, and general lack of anything like an ethical culture. Frankly, it seems surprising the company has been the success which garnered it the headlines for an innovative business. However, Uber has been trying to clean up its act and The Man From FCPA wants to tip his (compliance) hat to Uber for those efforts.

The company has hired Frances Frei as head of leadership. Frei took an indefinite leave as professor of services management from Harvard Business School to take the position at Uber. Her role is to teach management skills at all levels of the company, teach the same group how to work as a team and lead an effort on business strategy. She is also unofficially the head cheerleader for the organization.

Thomas Fox has practiced law for over 40 years. Tom writes the daily award-winning blog, the FCPA Compliance and Ethics blog and founded the Compliance Podcast Network. Tom leads the discussion on AI in...