Erva Cockfield is Senior Counsel at Uber Technologies, Inc., where she serves as lead counsel for several core Mobility initiatives, including products for families, accessibility and inclusion, and API platform integrations. She advises business leaders on product development, regulatory compliance, privacy, nondiscrimination, and marketplace fairness, helping ensure innovation is deployed responsibly and in service of diverse communities. She previously led legal strategy for Uber Transit, structuring public-private partnerships that integrated Uber’s technology into public transportation systems worldwide.

Earlier in her career, Erva served as an Attorney-Advisor in the Office of the General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Transportation, advising senior leaders on civil rights enforcement, federal contracting, and equity-focused infrastructure initiatives. She has also taught Legal Rhetoric as an Adjunct Professor at American University Washington College of Law.

In addition to her corporate and federal experience, Erva serves on the Board of Directors of the Atlas Performing Arts Center in Washington, DC, where she contributes to the organization’s strategic planning and governance.

Erva earned her B.A. and J.D. from the University of Virginia, where she was a Lacy Withers Armour Scholar and served on the Senior Editorial Board of The Virginia Journal of Law & Technology. Her honors include Uber’s “Build with Heart” Award, the U.S. DOT General Counsel’s Award for Excellence, the DOT Secretary’s Partnering for Excellence Award, and recognition as a 2021 Power 100 Honoree by the National Bar Association Young Lawyers Division.

A proud first-generation college and law graduate, Erva was born in Trinidad and raised in Brooklyn, New York, in a Guyanese family whose roots continue to shape her deep commitment to equity and access. She is honored to serve on the Ms. JD Board and to support aspiring lawyers and women navigating the legal profession.