Which Executives Made The Most Egregious Errors In 2014?

#Gurbaksh Chahal 

Gurbaksh Chahal is an Indian-American internet entrepreneur, philanthropist, and writer. By the age of 25, he founded and sold two advertising companies for a total of $340 million. Chahal was charged of violence against his girlfriend at his San Francisco apartment.

The District Attorney's Office declared that they have acquired video evidence of the alleged domestic violence. Chahal's attorney argued that the prosecutors were making too much of the argument between Chahal and his girlfriend because of Chahal's high profile.

Chahal pleaded guilty to Domestic violence that made him to step down as CEO of RadiumOne followed by his firing on April 27, 2014.

# Emil Michael

Emil Michael is an American businessman and became the Vice President of Business at Uber in September 2013.

In November 2014, Michael suggested that Uber hire a team of opposition researchers and journalists, with a million-dollar budget, to dig into the personal lives and backgrounds of media figures who reported negatively about Uber

Uber's CEO, Travis Kalanick, made a series of apologetic tweets claiming Emil Michael's comments did not represent the company's views. The controversy made national news and stirred criticism against Uber. However, Michael was not fired from the company.

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