Of the eight-person board, most were aligned with him: Arianna Huffington, Wan-Ling Martello, Yasir al-Rumayyan, Ryan Graves, and Garrett Camp all followed Kalanick’s lead. And in 2016, during the $3.5-billion Saudi investment round, he negotiated for himself another ace in the hole. The terms of that round, all of which were unanimously agreed upon by the board, gave Kalanick the ability to appoint three additional board members whenever he desired.
