Cameron Poetzscher in Focus

Cameron Poetzscher is a business executive and finance expert with decades of experience in the corporate sector, and specialties that include media, telecommunications and technology. He is the VP of Corporate Development at Uber Technologies, where he oversees M&A, fundraising, global business operations and strategic alliances. Before joining Uber, he was Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, where he worked for 17 years in various business sectors throughout Asia and the United States.

Cameron joined Uber in 2014. His expertise in strategic partnership brokering, executing deals, and difficult negotiations has proven valuable to the successful ride-sharing company. Uber has been able to leverage Poetzscher's skills and abilities especially in Asia where he has worked on some very large-scale deals.

Education and Early Career 

Cameron Poetzscher graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Queensland, Australia. Upon graduation, he signed up with Booz & Company as a consultant. His role included advising multinational corporations on all manner of strategic business decisions, including operational activities, financial issues, and organization. He went on to earn his MBA from Harvard Business School, where he received First and Second Year Honors, and graduated with distinction.

Moving into Investment Banking

After graduating from Harvard Business School, Poetzscher remained actively involved as a Research Fellow with Professor Peter Tufano. His research work involved a study of hedging, options, and credit derivatives. He was also involved in the development of academic course material. 

In 1996, he moved on to Goldman Sachs where he worked as an Associate in the Technology Media Telecom Group. In subsequent years, he was promoted to MD of the firm's Technology/Media/Telecom Group, COO of M&A, Asia-Pacific ex-Japan, and MD of the M&A Group. Cameron Poetzscher started his tenure with Goldman Sachs in New York City, then moved on to San Francisco, and by 2008 was operating out of Asia, later on relocating back to San Francisco. 

His career spans many achievements with Goldman Sachs, notably Disney’s acquisition of Pixar for $7.5 billion, TCC's buyout of Fraser & Neave for $11.4 billion, and the acquisition of Activision by Vivendi Games for $7 billion. Other notable career highlights include the $934 million DreamWorks Animation IPO and Telecom New Zealand’s $1.6 billion sale of various business directories to Ontario Teachers and CCMP.