Curtis Scott is Head of Insurance Business and Associate General Counsel for Uber Technologies Inc. Curtis is responsible for the creation of insurance programs and the development of new regulatory systems for ridesharing and autonomous vehicles globally.  Prior to Uber, Mr. Scott was head of government affairs and product counsel for The Climate Corporation, a San Francisco based parametric weather insurance and agronomy startup that was acquired by Monsanto for over $1B. He previously worked for Allstate Insurance Company where he advanced through a variety of legal and product roles within the Allstate group of companies (Allstate, Esurance and Encompass).  Mr. Scott holds a JD from The John Marshall Law School, a MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management and a BA from West Virginia University.  He frequently lectures on insurance and contract law and has served on the faculties of Loyola University of Chicago and San Francisco State University.