Steve Salom

Steve joined ACE & Company in 2020 and is leading ACE Ventures. He is a startup and scale-up operator with over two decades of experience in small to large organizations. Additionally, Steve also sits on the Executive Committee and is a member of the Investment Committee.

Previously, Steve launched and built Uber in Western Switzerland from 2014 to 2016, after which he became GM in France, Switzerland, and Austria until the end of 2020. During his 6+ years at Uber, he built, scaled, and led a 200-person team which became one of Uber’s largest businesses globally (35,000+ drivers, several million users, 50+ cities).

Before Uber, Steve was a Senior Manager at AppDirect focused on European expansion. Before that, he spent over six years in Finance, with roles in M&A at Morgan Stanley in London and Investment Management at Rothschild. Steve sits on several boards, including Adaptyv Bio, Sinpex, and Gmelius.

He holds a master’s degree in Communication System Engineering from EPFL and an MBA from INSEAD.