Luca Gualco (born May 11, 1971 in Genova) is a former professional athlete and entrepreneur. He played Water Polo for the Italian youth national team and for the club team Pro Recco as a center defender from 1995 to 2003. He won the LEN Champions League with Pro Recco both as a player and a member of the board, in 2003 and 2010, respectively. His style of playing is said to be very similar to that of Franco Lavoratori, his coach and mentor. In 2012, he graduated from Stanford with an MBA. Later that year he joined Uber and led the effort to launch International Markets.