Bird is a dockless electric scooter company. Bird's mission is to make cities more livable by reducing car usage, traffic, and carbon emissions.

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Clayton Lane

Ben Lu is the Chief Financial Officer of Bird Global. Ben Lu has over 25 years of diverse and extensive experience in the technology sector, and was most recently the Chief Financial Officer of Archer Aviation where he strengthened the finance and investor relation functions during its transition to a public company. Prior to Archer, Mr. Lu was the Vice President of Finance at Logitech International, where he successfully led a global team responsible for corporate FP&A, investor relations, treasury, global operations and supply chain finance, and more. During his time at Logitech, Mr. Lu and the finance team helped scale revenues from $2 billion in fiscal year 2017 to over $5 billion in fiscal 2021, while increasing operating profits from $250 million to nearly $1.3 billion over the same time period.

Ben Lu

Agnieszka Kominkiewicz-Hibbert is a Senior Director of Legal, EMEA & APAC at Bird. Agnieszka has over 15 years of experience working in legal positions for various companies. Prior to joining Bird, they were a Legal Counsel for Uber Inc from March 2013 to July 2018, where they advised on corporate, regulatory, employment, and transactional matters. Agnieszka also worked as a Commercial Department at DSM from November 2012 to April 2013. In addition, they have worked as an Accounting Department at Wall Street Insistute from May 2002 to March 2005 and as a Research Assistant in the Law and Commerce Department at [Accenture](/org/accenture), Frankfurt from January 2002 to December 2003.

Agnieszka Kominkiewicz-Hibbert has a Master of Laws (LLM) from the [University of Amsterdam](/org/university-of-amsterdam) in International Trade and Investment Law, and a Master of Laws (LLM) from the [University of Lodz](/org/university-of-lodz) in Law. Agnieszka also has a certification from [Emtrain](/org/emtrain) in Preventing Workplace Harassment.

Agnieszka Kominkiewicz-Hibbert reports to Lisa Murison, General Counsel. Some of their coworkers include Kevin Lee - VP, Legal & Managing Counsel, Corporate & Commercial, Ryan Yee - Director of Vehicle Safety & Compliance, and Clayton Lane - Senior Director of Public Policy.

Agnieszka Kominkiewicz-Hibbert

Ryan Yee is the Director of Vehicle Safety & Compliance at Bird. Prior to their current position, Ryan was an AV Safety & Compliance Engineer at [Lyft](/org/lyft) from May 2018 to February 2020. Level 5 is [Lyft](/org/lyft)'s self-driving division with offices in Palo Alto, California; Munich, Germany; and London, UK. Our mission is to build the leading self-driving system for ridesharing. Together, with electric vehicles and [Lyft](/org/lyft) Shared rides, autonomous vehicles will save millions of lives globally, eliminate congestion, reduce emissions and allow us to rebuild cities around people and not cars. 

Before joining [Lyft](/org/lyft), Ryan worked as a Senior Associate at Exponent from July 2014 to April 2018. At Exponent, they were part of the Vehicle Engineering Practice where they worked cross-functionally with EECS, Statistical and Data Sciences, Biomechanics, and other Practices. Their responsibilities included research and product development for collaborative automated driving using vehicle-to-vehicle technology, vehicle telematics, risk assessments and safety analysis. Ryan also worked on products liability litigation for automotive accident reconstruction, vehicle crashworthiness and structural performance, evaluation against regulatory requirements and consumer metrics. Additionally, they were responsible for product recalls and investigations for engines and emissions as well as product testing using an indoor sled and outdoor crash rail at Exponent’s Test & Engineering Center in Phoenix, AZ for a number of automotive products. Lastly, they were also involved in failure analysis for automated vehicle perception systems.

Ryan Yee has a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, an M.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.Sc. in Engineering Physics from [Queen's University](/org/queens-university).

They work with Clayton Lane - Senior Director of Public Policy, Agnieszka Kominkiewicz-Hibbert - Senior Director of Legal, EMEA & APAC, and Clint Johnson - VP, Legal, Risk Management, Trust & Safety. Their manager is Lisa Murison, General Counsel.

Ryan Yee

Maggie Hoffman is the current Vice President of City Growth & Strategy at Bird. Prior to this, they served as Senior Director of Lift Ticket Revenue at [Vail Resorts](/org/vail-resorts) from May 2020 to October 2021. In this role, they were responsible for delivering annual lift ticket revenue of $500 million. Maggie also led the strategy and execution for the COVID-response workstream to plan how Vail would manage limited on-mountain capacity for the first time in its history.

From September 2014 to March 2019, Hoffman served as Vice President of Market Integration at [Knoll](/org/knoll). In this role, they were responsible for developing and executing the market integration strategy for the company.

Prior to their work at [Knoll](/org/knoll), Hoffman served as a Consultant at The Boston Consulting Group from October 2010 to August 2014. In this role, they advised clients on a variety of strategic and operational issues.

Hoffman began their career as a Captain on the sailing vessel Morangie from April 2019 to April 2020.

Maggie Hoffman's educational career includes a Bachelor of Arts in Art Maggie'story from the [University of Pennsylvania](/org/university-of-pennsylvania), as well as time spent at Concord Academy and School Year Abroad (SYA).

Maggie Hoffman reports to Tom O'Brien, Chief Revenue Officer. They are on a team with Michael A. Selepec II - Head of Brand Partnerships, TJ Hennessy - VP, Global Revenue.

Maggie Hoffman

Yan Zhuang is the SVP of Global Supply Chain at Bird. Yan has 20+ years of experience spanning strategy, supply chain, business development, product marketing, product management, operations, and engineering. Before joining the company in 2018, Yan was a Senior Director of Technology and Intellectual Property Product Strategy at [Qualcomm](/org/qualcomm). 

Yan Zhuang

Laurette von Grambusch is currently the GM, DACH at Bird. Laurette was previously an Associate Partner at EY from July 2000 to September 2021.

Laurette von Grambusch has an MBA in international taxation from [The University of Freiburg](/org/the-university-of-freiburg), a B.A. in business administration from the [University of Sioux Falls](/org/university-of-sioux-falls), and an Abitur from Leibnizschule. Laurette also has certification from EY in EY Mobility - Learning, EY Artificial Intelligence - Learning, and EY Digital - Learning, as well as Blockchain Developer Nanodegree and Intro to Programming Nanodegree from [Udacity](/org/udacity).

Laurette von Grambusch reports to David Bento, Senior Director of Operations, EMEA.

Laurette von Grambusch

Jacopo Magni is the current General Manager of Nordics at Bird. Jacopo has previous experience as a General Manager at Colu and Once Dating Group. Jacopo has also worked as a Venture Development at Rocket Internet SE and as a Business Analyst at Loop New Business Models.

Some of their coworkers include Alex Friendly - VP, Global Operations, Everett Weiler - VP, Global Operations, and Yan Zhuang - SVP, Global Supply Chain. Jacopo Magni reports to Shane Torchiana, President & COO.

Jacopo Magni

Cindy Tran is the current Head of Global Logistics at Bird. Cindy has over 20 years of experience in the logistics industry, with a focus on international operations. 

Cindy started their career at [GOAT Group](/org/goat-group), where they were responsible for developing the company's international operations footprint in 12 targeted countries. Cindy worked closely with C-Level Executives to align strategic goals for the company's future international growth. During their time at [GOAT Group](/org/goat-group), they successfully launched the company's first international fulfillment center in Hong Kong and contributed to the renegotiation of domestic and international parcel contracts that led to millions in savings. 

In their current role at Bird, Cindy is responsible for overseeing all aspects of global logistics and supply chain management. Cindy has been instrumental in developing and implementing creative logistics solutions that have improved the company's competitiveness in the marketplace while enhancing customer experience.

Cindy Tran reports to Shane Torchiana, President & COO. They are on a team with Yan Zhuang - SVP, Global Supply Chain, Jacopo Magni - General Manager, Nordics, and Renaud Fages - Chief Mobility Officer.

Cindy Tran

Dan Dumonsau is currently the VP of Consumer Products at Bird. Prior to their current position, Dan spent over 8 years at Target in various roles. Dan's most recent role at Target was as a Buyer for Storage & Organization. Dan has also held positions as a Buyer for Home Improvement, 4th Quarter Flow Manager, Merchandise Planning Manager, and 4th Quarter Flow Expert. Prior to their time at Target, Dan was the Marketing Manager at Tech Group, Inc.

Dan Dumonsau completed a BS in Economics & Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

Some of their coworkers include Brian Buccella - SVP, Global Policy & Consumer Products. Dan Dumonsau reports to Scott Rushforth, Chief Vehicle Officer.

Dan Dumonsau

Jeffrey Yoon is the current Director of Strategic Finance at Bird. Jeffrey was previously an M&A Associate at [Evercore](/org/evercore) from August 2012 to April 2019.

Jeffrey Yoon attended [Boston College](/org/boston-college) and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.

Some of their coworkers include Greg Wright - VP, Global Corporate Controller. Jeffrey Yoon reports to Yibo Ling, CFO.

Jeffrey Yoon

William K. Lee is the Senior Director of Product Management at Bird. William has over 7 years of experience in product management and has worked with some of the biggest names in tech, including [Lime](/org/lime), [Strava](/org/strava), and OpenGov Inc. William is an expert in consumer growth and retention products and has a proven track record of success in launching and scaling monthly subscription programs. In their role at Bird, they are responsible for leading a team of product managers and partnering with all company departments to understand stakeholder needs, build product roadmaps, and communicate progress.

William K. Lee received a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from [Harvard University](/org/harvard). William then went on to earn a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with a concentration in Entrepreneurship, General Management, Marketing, and Managerial & Organizational Behavior from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. In addition, William K. Lee has also earned certification from [Coursera](/org/coursera) in Machine Learning as well as certification from Scrum Alliance in Certified ScrumMaster (CSM).

William K. Lee works with Pelun Chen - VP, Brand & Design, Lance Bradley - SVP, Engineering. William K. Lee reports to Justin Balthrop, CTO & Head of Product.

William K. Lee

Travis is the Founder and Chairman of Bird. His lifelong admiration of his mother, who drove a public bus for over 30 years, inspired him to revolutionize last-mile transportation. Travis has always been at the forefront of innovative transportation solutions, having served as Chief Operating Officer of [Lyft](/org/lyft) and Vice President at [Uber](/org/uber). He also founded Cherry, an on-demand car washing company, that was acquired by [Lyft](/org/lyft), and was Chief Revenue Officer at Yammer, which was acquired by Microsoft.

Travis VanderZanden

Greg Wright is the Vice President of Global Corporate Controller at Bird. Greg has over eight years of experience in corporate finance, controller, and management roles.

Greg Wright started their career at EMC as the Manager of Finance in July 2011. Greg was with EMC for two years before moving to Pivotal Inc. in May 2013. Greg was the Controller at Pivotal Inc. from May 2013 to November 2019. Greg was heavily involved in the IPO process and helped transition Pivotal from a private company to a public company. Greg also implemented Workday ERP, Zuora, and other key business applications. In addition, they led M&A due diligence and integrations and managed years of independent audits with no material findings.

Since November 2019, Greg Wright has been the Vice President of Global Corporate Controller at Bird. In this role, they are responsible for overseeing all aspects of financial reporting, compliance, and tax. Greg also manages the finance and accounting team and provides leadership and guidance on financial strategy.

Greg Wright has a Bachelors in Accounting from Emory University - Goizueta Business School.

They work with and Jeffrey Yoon - Director of Strategic Finance. Greg Wright reports to Yibo Ling, CFO.

Greg Wright

Clint Johnson is the current VP of Legal, Risk Management, Trust & Safety at Bird. Clint was previously a Partner at Berkes Crane Robinson & Seal from June 2011 to May 2018, and an Attorney at Yukevich Calfo & Cavanaugh from September 2007 to June 2011.

Clint Johnson has a Doctor of Law degree from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Finance from Washington University in St. Louis.

Their manager is Lisa Murison, General Counsel. They work with Agnieszka Kominkiewicz-Hibbert - Senior Director of Legal, EMEA & APAC, Ryan Yee - Director of Vehicle Safety & Compliance, and Clayton Lane - Senior Director of Public Policy.

Clint Johnson

Lisa Murison is currently the General Counsel at Bird. Prior to their current position, Lisa served as the Executive Vice President of Operations, Chief Legal & People Officer at [Edmunds](/org/edmunds) from April 2016 to September 2021. In this role, they oversaw Corporate & Business Development, Strategic Sourcing (Procurement), Legal, Employment Experience (HR) and Workplace Experience (Facilities). Lisa was responsible for formalizing strategic and financial planning by translating strategic goals into department-level action plans cascaded to individual team members and consistently tracking against key metrics, budgets and projections. Additionally, Lisa led corporate finance transactions to syndicate senior debt, issue senior subordinated notes and secure significant equity investment from CarMax, Inc., closed the company’s acquisition by CarMax, Inc. in June 2021, and oversaw integration planning and execution. Furthermore, they implemented a document/contract management system, creating a source of record for hundreds of vendor relationships, and leveraged central reporting to manage expense across departments. Lastly, Lisa supported employee engagement efforts by partnering with leaders to have the greatest impact on driving the business forward by proactively assessing talent and organizational structure.

Lisa Murison pursued a Bachelor of Arts at the [University of Cape Town](/org/university-of-cape-town) before completing a Bachelor of Laws at the same institution. Lisa then went on to study for an LLM in International Finance at Harvard Law School.

Some of their coworkers include Shane Torchiana - President & COO, Justin Balthrop - CTO & Head of Product, and Yibo Ling - CFO. Lisa Murison reports to Travis VanderZanden, CEO & Founder. Agnieszka Kominkiewicz-Hibbert - Senior Director of Legal, EMEA & APAC, Kevin Lee - VP, Legal & Managing Counsel, Corporate & Commercial, and Ryan Yee - Director of Vehicle Safety & Compliance report to Lisa Murison.

Lisa Murison

Patrick Studener transitioned from VP and Head of EMEA to an Advisory role in February 2021. Patrick is the former COO at [Wolt](/org/wolt).

Patrick Studener

As Chief Technology Officer, Mr. Bradley oversees all technology, engineering and product functions, including software, firmware, hardware, and vehicle operations, as well as data, security, and information technology. Mr. Bradley has been a key member of the Company’s Engineering team since 2018, serving in various capacities of increasing responsibility. Prior to joining Bird, Mr. Bradley was a senior software engineer at Riot Games, Inc. where he led the data strategy for League of Legends. He previously held technical positions at Scopely, Inc., Geni.com, and Zynga Inc.

Lance Bradley

Becky Wang

Michael A. Selepec II

Tom O'Brien is the Chief Revenue Officer at Bird, a role he has held since joining the company in 2019. Prior to this, Tom was an Operating Partner and a member of the founding team at Atomic, the venture studio that founded and funded companies such as [Bungalow](/org/bungalow), Hims & Hers (NYSE: HIMS), [Homebound](/org/homebound), [OpenStore](/org/openstore), [Replicant](/org/replicant), TalkIQ (acquired by [Dialpad](/org/dialpad)), Terminal, and Zenreach. 

Tom O'Brien

Brian Buccella is the SVP of Global Policy and Consumer Products at Bird. Before joining the company in 2018, Brian was the VP of Business Development and Marketing at Segway, where he was responsible for global marketing, developing strategic partnerships and driving new business development initiatives.

Brian Buccella

Scott Rushforth is the Chief Vehicle Officer at Bird, where he oversees hardware, firmware, software, and field engineering, as well as manufacturing, Asia supply chain & logistics, vendor management, vehicle integration, vehicle operations, security, IT, and compliance & regulatory.

Scott was part of the very initial Bird team, joining in 2017. From there, he took an active role in scaling the company to over 1700 employees, with over 600 reporting to him at one point across 3 continents.

Scott Rushforth

Brooke Tandy is the VP of People at Bird, where she oversees Talent Acquisition, People Strategy and Partners, Total Rewards, and People Ops and Technology.

Before joining the company in 2018, Brooke was the VP of People Operations at Scoot Networks.

Brooke Tandy

Pelun Chen was named the VP of Brand and Design at Bird in March 2022. Pelun joined the company in 2018 as the Head of Design, and before that he was the VP of Design at the [Dollar Shave Club](/org/dollar-shave-club). 

Pelun Chen

Justin Balthrop is the Chief Product Officer at Bird. Before joining the company in 2017, Justin was CTO at Flutter, a dating app which he co-founded in 2015.

Justin Balthrop

Everett Weiler was named VP of Global Operations at Bird in March 2022. Everett joined the company in 2018 as a General Manager. He is the former General Manager at ofo where he managed the growth and expansion of the company's products into three Texas markets while overseeing four warehouses.

Everett Weiler

Renaud Fages is the Chief Mobility Officer at Bird. Renaud was previously a Partner and Managing Director at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where they served as the global leader for the Asset Management segment. Prior to their time at BCG, Renaud worked as a Junior Analyst at Societe Generale and as an Analyst at SGCIB Paris.

Renaud Fages reports to Shane Torchiana, President & COO. Renaud Fages works with Yan Zhuang - SVP, Global Supply Chain, Cindy Tran - Head of Global Logistics, and Jacopo Magni - General Manager, Nordics.

Renaud Fages

David Bento is the current Senior Director of Operations, EMEA at Bird. Prior to this, they were with [Deliveroo](/org/deliveroo) from June 2016 to June 2019 as a Senior Manager, Global Operations Planning. In this role, David was responsible for planning the optimal supply required for every hour and for every zone [Deliveroo](/org/deliveroo) operates in, as efficiently as possible. This included budgeting, target setting, performance management and providing guidelines, playbooks and support to local operations teams on how to configure and use the levers available to them. David worked closely with local, central, product and finance teams across the business.

Before [Deliveroo](/org/deliveroo), David was with [Landing.jobs](/org/landing-jobs) from April 2015 to June 2016 as Head of Operations. In this role, they were responsible for managing the Ops team and focus on providing a great experience to [Landing.jobs](/org/landing-jobs) customers (companies) and users (tech candidates). The primary focus was on helping the business scaling by improving processes and finding smart ways of automatising what they were already mastering manually. Part of David's daily job was to coordinate their strategic vision with the other teams (Product, Marketing and Sales) and making sure they were taking data driven decisions within the Operations team.

David has a wealth of experience in team management, operations management, business insights, data analysis, PostgreSQL, Amazon Redshift, Snowflake, Python, and R.

David Bento is a MSc student in Biomedical Engineering at [Universidade de Coimbra](/org/universidade-de-coimbra). David is also a MSc student in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Torino.

A direct report to David Bento is and Laurette von Grambusch - GM, DACH. David Bento reports to Everett Weiler, VP, Global Operations.

David Bento

Alex Friendly is currently the VP of Global Operations at Bird. Prior to this, they were the Manager of Strategy and Special Projects at GT'S Kombucha, where they oversaw the development and launch of a new product category. Alex has also served as the Chief of Staff at Juicero, where they were responsible for developing and implementing core operating practices, managing key investor relationships, and sourcing and closing business and strategic partnership deals. Under their leadership, Juicero experienced sustained 20% month-over-month revenue growth.

Alex Friendly's educational career includes a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from UCLA Anderson School of Management, a BA in Political Science and Theirtory from the [University of Vermont](/org/university-of-vermont), and a degree in Spanish Language and Literature from [Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona](/org/universitat-autonoma-de-barcelona).

They work with Yan Zhuang - SVP, Global Supply Chain, Cindy Tran - Head of Global Logistics, and Jacopo Magni - General Manager, Nordics. Alex Friendly reports to Shane Torchiana, President & COO.

Alex Friendly

Shane Torchiana is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bird Global. He previously held various roles at the company, including as the Company's President. As President, Mr. Torchiana was responsible for overseeing the internal operation of Bird’s business, including city growth, policy, data & analytics, Fleet Manager relations, and city operations. Additionally, he oversaw non-technology support functions of the company including People and Legal. Previously, as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy at Bird, Mr. Torchiana led fundraising and M&A initiatives. Prior to joining Bird in 2018, Mr. Torchiana spent eight years at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) where he led client engagements in strategy, data & analytics, and transformation. Before BCG, he worked in global macro investing at Eaton Vance, a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investment Management. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a Master of Finance from MIT Sloan.

Shane Torchiana

Michael Batchelor is a Senior Director of Engineering at Bird. Michael joined the company in 2019 as a Senior Technical Manager, and before that he was the VP of Architecture at NationBuilding.

Michael Batchelor

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TJ Hennessy is the VP of Global Revenue at Bird. Before joining the company in 2018, TJ was a Principal and a member of the founding team at [Arena Ventures](/org/arena-ventures).

TJ Hennessy

Roelof Botha

David Sacks is co-founder and general partner at Craft. He has been a successful tech entrepreneur and investor for two decades, building and investing in some of the most iconic companies of the last 20 years.

In 1999, David joined PayPal and became the company’s first product leader and COO during the famed “PayPal Mafia” founding era. David pivoted the product from beaming money on Palm Pilots to emailing money, introduced the business model, and built and ran many of PayPal’s key teams, including product management and design, sales and marketing, business development, international, customer service, fraud operations, and HR functions. When the company IPO’d on the Nasdaq in 2002, David was 29 — the median age of executives listed on the S-1.

After PayPal was acquired by [eBay](/org/ebay) later that year, David created a production company and produced the award-winning independent movie Thank You For Smoking. The film was nominated for two Golden Globes for Best Picture and Best Actor in the Comedy/Musical category, won Best Screenplay at the Independent Spirit Awards, and won Audience Awards at the Munich and Norwegian Film Festivals.

In 2006, David founded Geni.com, a family social network and genealogy website. To create more visibility into what was going on across the company, the Geni team created an internal collaboration tool to help employees share information. In 2008, this tool was spun out into a new company called Yammer, the first enterprise social network. Yammer’s viral approach made it one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, exceeding eight million enterprise users in just four years. As Founder/CEO of Yammer, David grew the company to roughly $60 million in sales, tripling year over year, and 450 employees. In July 2012, Microsoft acquired Yammer for $1.2 billion.

In December 2014, Sacks made a major investment in Zenefits and became the company’s COO. A year later, in the midst of a regulatory crisis, the Board asked David to step in as interim CEO of Zenefits. During his one year tenure, David negotiated resolutions with insurance regulators across the country, and revamped Zenefits’ product line. By the time he left, regulators had praised David for “righting the ship”, and PC Magazine hailed the new product as the best small business HR system.

David is well known in Silicon Valley for his product acumen. AngelList’s Naval Ravikant has called David “the world’s best product strategist.” David likes to begin any meeting with a new startup by seeing a product demo.

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