Josh Waldron currently serves as the CAO, Head of Finance at Scale AI. In this role, Josh leads the finance, controllership, accounting operations, tax, treasury, internal control, and financial reporting activities for the artificial intelligence start-up. Prior to Scale, Josh was the Global Corporate Controller at Uber and Thumbtack, where he led global, cross-functional teams spanning 30+ countries through the implementation of ERPs, complex financial systems, and shared service center build-outs. As Head of Finance and Controller, Josh elevated processes and controls across accounting operations and finance, implementing Ai agents and tools allowing him to manage unprecedented growth as the organizations evolved from small startups to multi-billion dollar corporations. Notably, Josh led Uber’s financial preparation to become publicly traded, with the initial public offering (IPO) generating $8.1 billion and a $75 billion valuation for the ride-hailing app. Prior to Uber’s successful IPO, he led the diligence, accounting, and integration for several multi-billion dollar deals. Before joining Uber, Josh worked as an auditor for 13 years with the accounting firms PricewaterhouseCoopers and Grant Thornton.