Lyft was founded in 2012 by Logan Green and John Zimmer to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation, and is available to approximately 95 percent of the United States population as well as select cities in Canada. Lyft is committed to effecting positive change for our cities by offsetting carbon emissions from all rides, and by promoting transportation equity through shared rides, bikeshare systems, electric scooters, and public transit partnerships.


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Eric P. is the Vice President of FP&A at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Eric has over 7 years of experience in corporate finance and has closed a $208 million Series E round of funding. Eric P. has an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Eric P. has a MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and a CS&E from the University of California, Los Angeles. Eric also went to Henry M. Gunn High School.

Eric P.

Mr. Risher has served as a member of the board of directors since July 2021. Mr. Risher co-founded Worldreader, a non-profit organization, and has served as its Chief Executive Officer since November 2009 and as Board President since March 2010. Prior to Worldreader, Mr. Risher served as Senior Vice President, US Retail at Amazon.com, Inc. an e-commerce company. Prior to joining Amazon, he served as a General Manager at Microsoft Corporation, a software company. Mr. Risher currently serves on the boards of directors of a number of privately-held and non-profit companies. Mr. Risher holds a B.A. in Comparative Literature from [Princeton University](/org/princeton), an M.B.A. from [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school) and an honorary Ph.D. from Wilson College.

David Risher

Accomplished marketing leader, product innovator, and founding member of Lyft’s brand team with a proven track record of building brand value and delivering business impact through award winning campaigns, products, and consumer experiences. Creator of Lyft’s iconic fuzzy pink mustache.

With over 15 years experience that blends marketing strategy and product development, I have a breadth of skills that allow me to thrive leading creatives and engineers alike. I am customer-obsessed and passionate about infusing brand values from the top of the funnel through the customer experience.

Throughout my tenure at Lyft I have directed multi-channel marketing campaigns, negotiated strategic partnerships, developed in-car hardware devices, and led brand and industrial design for our burgeoning Bikes and Scooters division. I developed the ability to enter Lyft promo codes that turn your car icons into hot rods, hot dogs or Harry Potter. I partnered with Netflix and Stranger Things to give rides in haunted SUV'S, and Disney World to launch real-life Minnie Mouse cars all resulting in billions of earned media impressions.

Prior to Lyft I founded Carstache LLC (sold to Lyft), founded a mobile gaming company called RunWilder Entertainment Inc., and led Brand and Product Marketing as a founding member Tencent’s US gaming operation.

Specialties:
Brand strategy, marketing strategy, product marketing, experience marketing, multi-channel marketing, strategic partnerships, product strategy, innovation, experience design, product development (hardware & software), product management, data-driven decision making, consumer insights, user testing, team-building, storytelling, cross-functional leadership.

Ethan Eyler

Mr. Cohen has served as a member of our board of directors since March 2021. Since May 2015, Mr. Cohen has served as the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of TripActions, Inc., a corporate travel management and payments platform. From April 2013 to May 2015, Mr. Cohen served as Vice President, Product Management at Jive Software, Inc., a provider of social business software. From May 2012 to April 2013, Mr. Cohen served as the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of StreamOnce, Inc., a business multimedia integration platform which was acquired by Jive Software, Inc. From December 2010 to May 2012, Mr. Cohen served as Senior Director, Product Management at Jive Software, Inc. Prior to Jive Software, Inc., Mr. Cohen served in various senior roles at Hewlett-Packard Company, a multinational information technology company. Mr. Cohen holds a B.A. in Economics from The College of Management Academic Studies (Colman) and an E.M.B.A. from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management in partnership with [Tel Aviv University](/org/tel-aviv-university).

Ariel Cohen

Rachel Goldstein is the VP of Real Estate Development, Operations & EHS at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Rachel has extensive experience in the real estate industry, having worked as a Senior Manager at [Tesla](/org/tesla) and as a Real Estate Manager at claudia sagan, inc. Rachel has also worked as an Associate at Koniver Stern Group and as a Senior Associate at Grubb & Ellis Company.

Rachel Goldstein has a Bachelor of Arts from [American University](/org/american-university), with a major in International Business Relations and minors in Business Administration and Spanish.

Rachel Goldstein works with Angela Westbrock - VP, Global Operations, Joyce Chan - VP, Product Operations, and Veronica Juarez - Area Vice President, Social Enterprise. Their manager is John Zimmer, President, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman.

Rachel Goldstein

Tali Leff is the current Vice President of Product Marketing at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Prior to this, they served as the Director of Product Marketing from August 2017 to February 2020. From March 2015 to July 2017, Leff was the Senior Product Marketing Manager at [Lyft](/org/lyft). From April 2013 to March 2015, Leff worked as a Product Marketing Manager at [LinkedIn](/org/linkedin). And from December 2012 to April 2013, Leff was a Product Manager at StumbleUpon.

Tali Leff has a BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and a Masters from [California College of the Arts](/org/california-college-of-the-arts) in Architecture.

Tali Leff reports to John Zimmer, President, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman. Some of their coworkers include Ross Monro - VP, Head of Growth Operations, Buck Poropatich - Head of Healthcare, and Sami Lin - Heavy [Lyft](/org/lyft)er to Co-Founder & President.

Tali Leff

Elaine Paul has been working in the financial industry for over 25 years. Elaine started their career as an analyst at [Morgan Stanley](/org/morgan-stanley) before moving to [McKinsey & Company](/org/mckinsey-company) as an associate. In 1994, they joined [The Walt Disney Company](/org/disney) as senior vice president of corporate strategy, business development and technology. During their time at Disney, they were responsible for corporate development, mergers and acquisitions, strategy, and new business development. In 2000, they left Disney to join the Walt Disney Internet Group as vice president of business development. At the Walt Disney Internet Group, they ran business development for go.com and the Walt Disney Internet Group. Elaine left the company in 2001 to join Hulu as CFO in October 2013. 

During their time at Hulu, Elaine Paul was responsible for finance, strategy, planning, analytics, and business development. Elaine left Hulu in July 2019 to join Amazon Studios as CFO and VP of finance. Elaine held this position until December 2021 when they joined [Lyft](/org/lyft) as CFO.

Elaine Paul began their educational career at [Stanford University](/org/stanford) where they earned a B.A. with Distinction in Economics. Elaine then went on to earn an MBA in finance and strategy from [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school).

Some direct reports include Michelle DeBella - VP, Finance Strategy, Vikram Naidu - VP, FP&A, and Kristina Omari - VP, Corporate Development. Their manager is Logan Green, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder and Director. Some of their coworkers include John Zimmer - President, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, Cal Lankton - VP, Fleet and Global Operations, and Kristin Sverchek - President of Business Affairs.

Elaine Paul

Jason Vogrinec is the current Head of Engineering at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Jason has also held positions at Microsoft and Amazon, where they led global teams of engineers responsible for building core services and designing, provisioning, and operating networks for AWS data centers. Prior to that, they were a Senior Manager at Honeywell Aerospace. Jason has a proven track record in engineering leadership and is known for their dedication to customer experience.

Jason Vogrinec earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management from the [University of Phoenix](/org/university-of-phoenix-inc).

Jason Vogrinec reports to Logan Green, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder and Director. They are on a team with John Zimmer - President, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, Ashwin Raj - Head of Rideshare, and Kristin Sverchek - President of Business Affairs.

Jason Vogrinec

Guy Bayes is currently the Senior Director of Data at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Prior to this, they held the same position at the company from June 2017 to June 2020. In this role, they were responsible for all aspects of data and analytics engineering, including both batch and real-time data platforms.

During their time at [Lyft](/org/lyft), Guy's team scaled the company's data volume and usage by a factor of 100. They also changed the way [Lyft](/org/lyft) created and consumed data, moving from 24-hour batch reporting to five-minute latency reporting. In addition, they introduced open source technologies such as Hive, Presto, Spark, Kafka, and Flink, and retired an obsolete and underperforming data stack.

Most notably, Guy and their team created and open sourced Amundsen and Flyte - two successful open source projects that filled important gaps in the open source data ecosystem. They also completed the [Lyft](/org/lyft) IPO, including all regulatory work, and supported every data user at the company from product to engineering to HR. Lastly, Guy played a key role in revamping [Lyft](/org/lyft)'s core hiring, diversity and inclusion, and employee calibration processes.

Guy Bayes has a Masters in Computer Science from Indiana University Bloomington and a Bachelors in Mathematics from [Purdue University](/org/purdue-university).

Guy Bayes works with Siwei Shen - Senior Director, Customer Platform Engineering, Carlos Whitt - Director of Engineering, and Nicholas Chamandy - Scientific Director. Guy Bayes reports to Peter Morelli, VP, Engineering.

Guy Bayes

Alix Rosenthal is the Vice President of Compliance at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Alix was previously the Legal & Political Advisor at [Zendrive](/org/zendrive) from July 2015 to December 2015. Prior to that, they were a Consultant at [Golden State Warriors](/org/golden-state-warriors) from February 2014 to May 2014. Alix has also served as the Commissioner at San Francisco Film Commission and as the General Counsel & Director of Government Affairs at Sidecar Technologies from January 2015 to April 2017. Alix is currently a Principal at the Law Office of Alix A. Rosenthal which they founded in May 2011.

- Rosenthal attended the University of Virginia School of Law, where they earned their J.D.
- Rosenthal attended [Northwestern University](/org/northwestern-university) as an undergraduate, where they majored in American Culture Honors Program and graduated with honors.

Alix Rosenthal works with David Le - VP & Associate General Counsel, Matt Reagan - Managing Counsel, Product & Commercial, and Blaire Z. Stokes - Senior Counsel, Litigation. Their manager is Lindsay Llewelyn, General Counsel & Secretary.

Alix Rosenthal

Kristen Quinn is the Director of Product for [Lyft](/org/lyft) Business at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Kristen has over 15 years of experience in product management and strategy, with a focus on mobile product strategy. Kristen started their career as a Senior Analyst at [Analysis Group](/org/analysis-group), where they advised clients on growth strategy, organizational effectiveness, customer loyalty, marketing optimization, category management, and private equity due diligence. Kristen then became a Case Team Leader at [Bain & Company](/org/bain) before joining Walmart eCommerce as the Director of Mobile Product Strategy. In this role, Kristen oversaw strategy and roadmap development, initiative prioritization, customer experience, financial planning, analytics, and multi-channel integration for all Sam’s Club mobile initiatives. Kristen joined [Lyft](/org/lyft) in 2015 as the Senior Director of Product for [Lyft](/org/lyft) Business, where they managed the Product team and co-led the cross-functional tech team of 75+ responsible for [Lyft](/org/lyft)’s B2B product offerings and enterprise platforms, across >10K organizations.

Kristen Quinn earned a BS in Management Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Kristen then went on to earn an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Kristen Quinn reports to John Zimmer, President, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman. Kristen Quinn works with Jesse McMillin - VP, Creative Director, Audrey Liu - VP, Design, and Andres Munoz - VP, Partner Operations.

Kristen Quinn

Kevin Fan is currently the Director of Product Management at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Kevin has held this position since January 2014. Prior to that, Kevin was a Program Manager at Microsoft for Excel vNext. There, they incubated new technology from Microsoft Research for Excel vNext, which included advances across business intelligence and mapping. Kevin also led product developments across charting, business intelligence, and API for Excel 2013. Before joining Microsoft, Kevin worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Barclays Capital from January 2008 to December 2009. Kevin started their career as a Researcher at [Princeton University](/org/princeton) from January 2008 to December 2009.

Kevin Fan graduated with a BSE in Operations Research and Financial Engineering from [Princeton University](/org/princeton).

They are on a team with Udi Milo - Product Manager, Chris Lambert - CTO, and Peter Sauer - Product Manager. Kevin Fan reports to Ashwin Raj, Head of Rideshare.

Kevin Fan

Lisa Blackwood-Kapral is the current VP and Chief Accounting Officer at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Prior to their current position, Lisa served as the Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer at [Shutterfly](/org/shutterfly), Inc. from November 2013 to July 2019. During their time at [Shutterfly](/org/shutterfly), Lisa was responsible for leading the finance team of 90+ employees which encompassed SEC External Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting, Accounting Operations including Consolidations, Inventory and Cost Accounting and Payroll, Tax, Treasury, Internal Audit and SOX. Lisa was also in charge of overseeing the earnings process for quarterly conference calls and leading financial due diligence for acquisitions, including acquisition assessments of integration challenges and accounting policy considerations.

Lisa Blackwood-Kapral started their educational career by earning a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the [University of Minnesota](/org/university-of-minnesota). Lisa then went on to earn a Bachelors in Accounting from the [University of Minnesota](/org/university-of-minnesota) Duluth. After working in the accounting field for a number of years, they decided to further their education by earning a certification from Financial Executives International (FEI) in FEI Silicon Valley CFO Readiness Acedemy III. Lisa also earned a certification from the California Board of Accountancy in CPA.

They are on a team with Vikram Naidu - VP, FP&A, Kristina Omari - VP, Corporate Development, and Michelle DeBella - VP, Finance Strategy. Lisa Blackwood-Kapral reports to Elaine Paul, CFO.

Lisa Blackwood-Kapral

Ross Monro is the current VP, Head of Growth Operations at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Prior to this, Ross Monro served as the VP, Revenue Operations at [Lyft](/org/lyft) from November 2019 to December 2021. In this role, Ross Monro led a team of data scientists and analysts responsible for managing Rideshare P&L. Key responsibilities included optimizing investment and deploying budget across growth levers, pricing and margin strategy and management, forecasting and analysis of business performance, and planning and leading value-creation and cost-reduction efforts across Rideshare business.

Previously, Ross Monro worked at Alphabet Inc. from September 2013 to March 2016 as the Finance Director. In this role, Ross Monro was responsible for leading finance teams spanning a diverse portfolio of businesses, including Google Fiber, Titan Aerospace, Project Loon, Africa fiber initiatives, wifi consumer devices, and energy-related projects. Additionally, Ross Monro served as Chief of Staff to the CEO during the hypergrowth phase, defining and driving cross-team priorities and alignment as the team grew from ~300 to ~1500 in under 18 months.

Ross Monro has a proven track record in financial planning and analysis, business model development, and deal evaluation. Ross is an effective leader with experience building and developing finance teams from scratch. Ross Monro’s experience will be invaluable in their current role as VP, Head of Growth Operations at [Lyft](/org/lyft).

Ross Monro received their MSci in Biochemistry from the [University of Cambridge](/org/university-of-cambridge).

Ross Monro reports to John Zimmer, President, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman. Ross Monro works with Tali Leff - VP, Product Marketing, Dominic Carr - EVP, Communications & Marketing, and Angela Westbrock - VP, Global Operations.

Ross Monro

Ann Borja is the Co-Founder and CEO of [Lyft](/org/lyft), an on-demand ridesharing service that reconnects people and communities through better transportation. [Lyft](/org/lyft) is available in over 150 cities in the United States and serves passengers in China, India and Southeast Asia through partnerships with Didi Kuaidi, GrabTaxi and Ola.

Borja started their career as an office administrator and receptionist at Greylock Partners, a venture capital firm, in December 2006. Ann then served as the executive assistant to the founder and CEO of Tidemark, a cloud-based business planning software company, from June 2010 to June 2016. In August 2016, they joined [Lyft](/org/lyft) as a heavy lifter and quickly rose through the ranks to become the Co-Founder and CEO.

Under Borja’s leadership, [Lyft](/org/lyft) has become one of the most popular ridesharing companies in the world. In 2019, [Lyft](/org/lyft) completed nearly 1 billion rides and was available in over 700 cities in the United States. The company has also partnered with major automakers such as GM, Ford and Honda to develop self-driving cars.

Ann Borja has a BA in Sociology from [UC Santa Cruz](/org/uc-santa-cruz), and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a minor in Education from UCDC. Ann also has a certification from Harvard Business School Online in Strategy and Execution.

Ann Borja reports to Logan Green, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder and Director. They work with Kristin Sverchek - President of Business Affairs, Ashwin Raj - Head of Rideshare, and Jason Vogrinec - Head of Engineering.

Ann Borja

Jenny Arden is the Senior Director of Design and Head of Consumer at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Jenny oversees all consumer experiences and products, including ridesharing, bikes, scooters, transit, and autonomous vehicles. Jenny has helped create new customer centric ridesharing products to increase revenue and meet consumer needs. Jenny also worked with leadership on developing a 3 year vision to guide the entire company. Prior to their current role, Jenny was the VP of Digital Design at Nike where they oversaw the strategy, vision, and product experience for Nike.com, the Nike App, Nike Training Club, Nike Running Club, SNKRS, and a large suite of in-house operational tools. Jenny has also held positions at [Airbnb](/org/airbnb) as the GM of Transportation and at Google as the Design Lead for Self-Driving Cars.

Jenny Arden graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design from [Rhode Island School of Design](/org/rhode-island-school-of-design) and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from [Brown University](/org/brown-university). Jenny also completed executive education programs at [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school) and Northwestern University - Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.

Jenny Arden reports to Audrey Liu, VP, Design. Some of their coworkers include Ryan Farina - Head of Core Design, Jessica Destoppeleire - Lead Designer, and Jessica Rosenberger - Director of Product Design.

Jenny Arden

Raj Kapoor is the current Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Business for Self Driving at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Prior to this, Raj served as a Co-Founder for World Without COVID, an organization dedicated to matching and enrolling covid positive, negative and untested individuals to urgent clinical research trials in order to stop the spread of the pandemic. Raj has also held positions as an Investor for [MoneyTap](/org/moneytap) and FiveStars, and as an Advisor for Angaza Design and ClassPass.

Raj Kapoor graduated with a BS in Engrg from [Carnegie Mellon University](/org/carnegie-mellon-university) and then went on to get their MBA from [Harvard Business School](/org/harvard-business-school). Raj now works in the field of Business Administration and Management, General.

Raj Kapoor works with Angela Westbrock - VP, Global Operations, Caitlin Gomez - Head of Corporate Travel Partnerships, and Melissa Hamilton - Product Manager, Rider Experience. and Amit Patel - Director, Emerging Business Development reports to Raj Kapoor. Their manager is John Zimmer, President, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman.

Raj Kapoor

Peter Sauer is the current Product Manager at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Peter has also previously worked at Plancast, Investor, Highlight, Coffee Joulies, and Mint Software. Most notably, they were the Interim Events Director and CrunchBase Analyst at [TechCrunch](/org/techcrunch). 

Sauer has experience in business and operations, product strategy, community building, event hosting, and retail accounts. Peter has a proven track record in increasing virality and defining product direction. Sauer is also an experienced consultant.

Peter Sauer obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration from [Grand Valley State University](/org/grand-valley-state-university), with a double major in Business Economics and Marketing.

Peter Sauer reports to Ashwin Raj, Head of Rideshare. They are on a team with Chris Lambert - CTO, Udi Milo - Product Manager, and Jon Alferness - VP, Rideshare.

Peter Sauer

Kristin Sverchek is the President of Business Affairs at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Kristin has held this position since July 2013. Prior to this, they were General Counsel at Zimride from November 2012 to July 2013. From January 2009 to November 2012, they were a Partner at Silicon Legal Strategy. From September 2007 to December 2008, they were an Associate at Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP. From January 2001 to December 2003, they were a Summer research student at LLNL.

Kristin Sverchek has a J.D. from University of California, Hastings College of the Law and a B.A. in Molecular & Cell Biology from University of California, Berkeley.

Some individuals on their team include Anthony Foxx - Chief Policy Officer, Nilka Thomas - Chief People Officer, and Lindsay Llewelyn - General Counsel & Secretary. They work with David Foster - Head of Transit, Bikes & Scooters, Cal Lankton - VP, Fleet and Global Operations, and Jason Vogrinec - Head of Engineering. Kristin Sverchek reports to Logan Green, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder and Director.

Kristin Sverchek

Jeffrey Oyang is currently the Senior Manager of Growth Marketing at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Prior to this, they were the Head of Growth and Product at CardioCast, a fitness radio app that brings the fun and intensity of indoor cycling out of the studio and onto your phone. Jeffrey was also previously an Online Marketing Associate at Amazon, an Analyst at Morgan Stanley, and a Global Wealth Management Intern at UBS. Before embarking on their career, Jeffrey interned at [Lockheed Martin](/org/lockheed-martin) in procurement. Jeffrey has been featured in Refinery29, [Oxygen](/org/oxygen-banking), SHAPE, Men’s Journal, and Muscle and Fitness, and their app was a Top 100 iOS app in the Health and Fitness category.

Jeffrey Oyang completed their undergraduate studies at [Rutgers University](/org/rutgers-university), where they earned a Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain and Marketing Science.

Jeffrey Oyang reports to Daniel Friedman, VP Growth Marketing.

Jeffrey Oyang

Jaime Raczka is the Sr. Director of Bikes & Scooters Operations at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Prior to this role, Jaime was the Head of Bikes & Scooters Operations and part of the business unit executive team that expanded scooter presence from 2 to 15 cities and launched the first generation bike-sharing e-bike product in 3 test markets. Jaime has also held the positions of Director of Marketing and Business Development at [Axial](/org/axial) and Head of Marketing and Business Development at Mumbo, Inc. In these roles, they were responsible for sales, marketing, product strategy, monetization, and hiring.

Jaime Raczka has an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a BBA from The George Washington University. Jaime also has an MBA in Japanese Language and Culture from Kanda University of International Studies.

Their manager is Angela Westbrock, VP, Global Operations.

Jaime Raczka

Taggart Matthiesen is currently the VP Product of Autonomous at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Taggart has also worked at Twitter as the Group Product Manager from September 2013 to August 2015 and at salesforce.com as the Senior Director of Product Management from January 2004 to September 2013. Matthiesen has also been Technical Manager, Consulting at Inforte Corp from January 2000 to January 2004, a Consultant at [Accenture](/org/accenture) from January 1999 to January 2000, and Partner at Student Solutions from January 1996 to June 1998.

Taggart Matthiesen pursued a BA in Theirtory at [Northwestern University](/org/northwestern-university).

Taggart Matthiesen reports to Luc Vincent, EVP, Autonomous Driving Tech. Taggart Matthiesen works with Balaji Raghaven - Senior Director of Engineering, Nadeem Sheikh - Vice President, Autonomous Vehicle Programs, and Anantha Kancherla - VP Engineering, Software @ Level 5, Autonomous Vehicle Program. and Carlos Bueno - Product Manager reports to Taggart Matthiesen.

Taggart Matthiesen

Julia Riessen has over a decade of experience in human resources. Julia began their career as an HR business partner at HP, where they supported the software engineering, product management, and marketing departments. In 2013, they joined Opower as a senior HR business partner for the tech department. Julia oversaw all aspects of HR for the company's engineering, product, design, professional services, and people organizations. In 2015, they left Opower to become the head of HR operations at [Lyft](/org/lyft).

Julia Riessen works with Stephanie Boel - Executive Business Partner to CPO, Matthew W. - VP, People Operations, and Monica Poindexter - Head of Inclusion and Diversity. Julia Riessen reports to Nilka Thomas, Chief People Officer.

Julia Riessen

Lindsay Llewelyn is currently the General Counsel & Secretary at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Prior to this, they were an Associate at Winston & Strawn LLP from January 2007 to December 2014 where they represented clients in the technology, consumer products, financial services, telecommunications, and renewable energy sectors. Representative matters include: federal and state consumer class actions involving alleged unfair competition, false advertising, and wage & hour claims; former officers and directors of financial services companies in shareholder derivative actions; technology companies in copyright and trademark disputes; bankruptcy trustees in securities class actions and shareholder derivative suits; various clients in breach of contract and insurance coverage disputes.

From January 2003 to December 2005, Ms. Llewelyn was a Jury Consultant at Trial Partners, Inc.

Lindsay Llewelyn received their Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Lindsay also holds a BA in Political Science & Communication from the [University of Southern California](/org/university-of-southern-california).

Lindsay Llewelyn works with Nilka Thomas - Chief People Officer, Anthony Foxx - Chief Policy Officer. Caitlin DiMaggio - Counsel, Litigation & Risk, Alix Rosenthal - VP of Compliance, and Matt Reagan - Managing Counsel, Product & Commercial report to Lindsay Llewelyn. Their manager is Kristin Sverchek, President of Business Affairs.

Lindsay Llewelyn

Jesse McMillin is the current Vice President and Creative Director at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Jesse has over ten years of experience in the design industry, shaping the vision of creative projects for both Virgin America and [Lyft](/org/lyft). At Virgin America, Jesse was responsible for maintaining the overall brand aesthetic and delivering innovative solutions as the Creative Director. Jesse was also part of the senior team that directed the overall marketing department, mentoring newer members of the team and playing a key role in working with all company departments. At [Lyft](/org/lyft), Jesse continues to use their design expertise to create a cohesive and recognizable brand identity.

Jesse McMillin started their educational career at the [San Francisco Art Institute](/org/san-francisco-art-institute).

Their manager is John Zimmer, President, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman. They are on a team with Ross Monro - VP, Head of Growth Operations, Ethan Eyler - Head of Brand Products, and Kristen Quinn - Director, Product, [Lyft](/org/lyft) Business.

Jesse McMillin

Jon Alferness is currently the VP of Rideshare at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Prior to this, they were the SVP of Ads & Commerce at [Pinterest](/org/pinterest) and VP of Product Management for Shopping and Travel at Google. Jon has also held positions as a Senior Product Manager at HumanConcepts and Director of Technology at Viewpoint. Jon has been integral in developing long-term strategies for monetization and building executive teams at both Google and [Pinterest](/org/pinterest). Jon also led engineering, product, and product operations teams at [Lyft](/org/lyft) and was responsible for the P&L for [Lyft](/org/lyft)’s Consumer and Enterprise Ridesharing business.

Jon Alferness has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from [Cornell University](/org/cornell-university) and is currently working towards their PhD in Computer Science at Caltech.

Jon Alferness reports to Ashwin Raj, Head of Rideshare. and Megan Davy - Director, Rideshare Planning and Operations reports to Jon Alferness. They are on a team with Udi Milo - Product Manager, Luc Vincent - EVP, Autonomous Driving Tech, and Peter Sauer - Product Manager.

Jon Alferness

Monica Poindexter is currently the Head of Inclusion and Diversity at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Prior to this, they were the Global Head of Diversity Business Partners at Facebook from April 2017 to May 2018. Monica has also held the position of Head of Diversity & Inclusion/People Leadership Team at Roche from August 2014 to July 2016, and Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Genentech Pharma North America A Member of the Roche Group from September 2003 to July 2014.

Monica is a strategic global leader with a focus on building a diverse global talent pool and taking BOLD moves to reinvent corporate diversity. Monica is a pioneer in the field, and their work has set the standard for the global tech community. Monica is passionate about ensuring that everyone has an opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

Monica began their educational career by earning their BA in Sociology with an emphasis in Law & Society from the University of California, Davis. Monica then went on to earn their Masters of Science in Human Resources/Organizational Development from the [University of San Francisco](/org/university-of-san-francisco).

Some of their coworkers include Krista Curto Brandt - Executive Business Partner to CTO and EVP of Engineering & Rideshare, Kate Botler Kodesh - Head of Global Talent, and Uli Heitzlhofer - Senior Director People Learning & Development. Monica Poindexter reports to Nilka Thomas, Chief People Officer.

Monica Poindexter

Blaire Z. Stokes is a Senior Counsel at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Prior to joining [Lyft](/org/lyft), they were an Associate at [Latham & Watkins](/org/latham-watkins) from 2008 to 2015. Blaire also served as a Summer Associate at [Latham & Watkins](/org/latham-watkins) in 2007 and as an Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia from August 2007 to January 2008. In addition, Ms. Stokes has been a Board Member at One Fifty Parker Avenue School since November 2015 and was previously a Senior Associate at Triage Consulting Group from 2003 to 2005.

Blaire Z. Stokes holds a M.A. in Sociology from [Stanford University](/org/stanford) and a B.A. in English from the same institution. Blaire also holds a JD from the University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law.

Their manager is Lindsay Llewelyn, General Counsel & Secretary. Some of their coworkers include Caitlin DiMaggio - Counsel, Litigation & Risk, Matt Reagan - Managing Counsel, Product & Commercial, and David Le - VP & Associate General Counsel.

Blaire Z. Stokes

Caitlin DiMaggio is currently Counsel at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Caitlin was previously an attorney at Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney from June 2013 to September 2018. From February 2013 to June 2013, they were a contract attorney at the State Bar of California. Caitlin was also a law clerk at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger from September 2011 to May 2012. Caitlin has also interned at [AT&T](/org/att) and Pacific Assets Management.

Caitlin DiMaggio has a J.D. from University of California, Hastings College of the Law and a B.A. from University of California, Los Angeles. Caitlin also has certification from the [International Association of Privacy Professionals](/org/international-association-of-privacy-professionals) in CIPP/US.

They are on a team with Blaire Z. Stokes - Senior Counsel, Litigation, Alix Rosenthal - VP of Compliance, and Matt Reagan - Managing Counsel, Product & Commercial. Their manager is Lindsay Llewelyn, General Counsel & Secretary.

Caitlin DiMaggio

Jennifer Brandenburger is the current Director of Public Policy - Community Safety at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Jennifer has held this position since September 2019. Prior to that, they served as Senior Counsel, Trust & Safety at [Lyft](/org/lyft) from January 2014 to September 2019. Before joining [Lyft](/org/lyft), Jennifer worked as a Government Relations Representative at the Pacific Gas and Electric Company from December 2009 to January 2014, where they supported the Company's public affairs activities and strategies in operational areas. Jennifer also served as a Legislative Aide at the City and County of San Francisco from October 2008 to January 2010, where they analyzed legislative proposals and policy documents, provided advice to Supervisor on items pending before the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, and managed constituent communications.

Jennifer Brandenburger has a J.D. from Seattle University School of Law and a B.A. in Political Science from the [University of Colorado Boulder](/org/university-of-colorado-boulder). Jennifer also attended Redmond High School.

Jennifer Brandenburger works with Jen Hensley - Senior Director, Public Policy, Lauren Belive - Director, Federal Government Relations, and Loni Manhata - VP, Policy Development & Research. Jennifer Brandenburger reports to Anthony Foxx, Chief Policy Officer.

Jennifer Brandenburger

Brian Ng is the current Director of Product Design at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Brian has also served as VP, Product Design at [SugarCRM](/org/sugarcrm) from July 2015 to October 2018, Director, Product Design at [Upwork](/org/upwork) from August 2013 to July 2015, and in various design leadership roles at Apple, [Salesforce](/org/salesforce), [Yahoo!](/org/yahoo), [Motorola](/org/motorola), [DePaul University](/org/depaul-university), and OurHouse.com.

Brian Ng has a Masters of Computer Science from [DePaul University](/org/depaul-university) and a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the University of Illinois Chicago. Their focus is in Human-Computer Interaction and they are currently working as a software engineer.

Brian Ng reports to Audrey Liu, VP, Design. They are on a team with Jessica Destoppeleire - Lead Designer, Rocky Jacob - Director of Industrial Design, and Jenny Arden - Senior Director of Design, Head of Consumer.

Brian Ng

Jessica Destoppeleire is a Lead Designer at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Jessica has also worked as a Senior Designer at Character, Mid — Senior Designer at Elixir Design, Junior Designer at Morla Design, and Graphic Designer (student) at CCA Sputnik Design Studio. Jessica has been working in design for over 8 years and has a wealth of experience in the field.

Jessica Destoppeleire earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from the [California College of the Arts](/org/california-college-of-the-arts).

Jessica Destoppeleire reports to Audrey Liu, VP, Design. They work with Grace Hwang - Head of Design Operations, Product Design, Jenny Arden - Senior Director of Design, Head of Consumer, and Ryan Farina - Head of Core Design.

Jessica Destoppeleire

Karin Osanger-Birch is currently the VP Creative at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Prior to that, they were the Chief Creative Officer / Co-President at FCB West from February 2020 to February 2021. Karin has also been the Chief Creative Officer at GTB from May 2012 to May 2015, where they launched the Mustang in Europe with a record-setting campaign on the UEFA final. Karin has also been a jury member at the Lions Eurobest Awards for Best Integrated Campaigns and for Direct and Promo and Activation.

Karin Osanger-Birch has a BFA in Graphic Design and Advertising from ArtCenter College of Design, a Foundation in Graphic Design and Advertising from Art Center Europe, and an Internationale Baccalaureat from Berg Videregående - IB linjen. Karin also attended Riis Ungdomsskole.

Some of their coworkers include Daniel Friedman - VP Growth Marketing, Brooke Papiri - Director, Fleet Marketing, and Azmat Ali - Sr Director PMM. Karin Osanger-Birch reports to Heather Freeland, VP, Marketing.

Karin Osanger-Birch

Brooke Papiri is the Director of Fleet Marketing at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Prior to [Lyft](/org/lyft), Brooke was a Marketing Manager at Webpass Inc., where they managed all facets of marketing strategy, brand development, content creation and deployment, online and offline advertising, CRM, marketing automation, promotions, partnerships, sales support, regional expansion, and sponsorships for an independent Internet Service Provider. Brooke has also held positions as a Senior Marketing Manager at Cardlytics, Inc., where they oversaw B2B marketing initiatives, and as a Founding Partner (Brand, Marketing, BizDev) at Chop Chop Go. Brooke began their career in marketing as an intern at [Blue Shield of California](/org/blue-shield-of-california).

Brooke Papiri has a Bachelor's in International Economics as well as minors in French and Political Science from University of California, Los Angeles. Brooke also has an MBA in Marketing and Strategy from University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management. Brooke Papiri's educational career began at Monte Vista High School where they completed their bachelors.

Brooke Papiri works with Azmat Ali - Sr Director PMM, Karin Osanger-Birch - VP Creative, and Anne Kauth - Chief of Staff, Marketing. Their manager is Heather Freeland, VP, Marketing.

Brooke Papiri

Dory Ellis is the Director of TBS Marketing at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Dory has over four years of experience in product marketing and brand experience. Prior to their current role, Dory was the Senior Lead of Global Brand Experience at [IDEO](/org/ideo), where they were responsible for developing and activating multi-channel campaigns, directing global branded events strategy, and stewarding brand presence across PR, digital content, events, conferences, and business development. Dory also has experience working in the sharing economy, having served as the Product Marketing Lead at GIG Car Share, a venture of AAA. During their time at GIG, they were responsible for expanding the company into the San Francisco market and increasing customer acquisition and engagement through experiential and field marketing. Dory has a proven track record in marketing and brand management and is passionate about using their skills to create positive experiences for customers.

Dory Ellis completed their undergraduate studies at [Emerson College](/org/emerson-college), earning a Bachelor of Science in Speech with a minor in Visual Studies/the Arts. Dory then entered the field of marketing/advertising/PR, where they have worked for many years.

Dory Ellis reports to Heather Freeland, VP, Marketing. Dory Ellis works with Azmat Ali - Sr Director PMM, Brooke Papiri - Director, Fleet Marketing, and Grace Chau - [Lyft](/org/lyft) Business.

Dory Ellis

Previously Head of Global Marketing Communications at Facebook, Heather oversaw all B2B global marketing programs, creative, digital marketing, brand strategy, and marketing operations. Heather and her team drove creative strategy, digital media planning, and buying for Facebook’s advertising platforms.

Heather Freeland

Dominic Carr

Buck Poropatich is the current Head of Healthcare at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Prior to this, they served as the Chief of Staff at [Change Healthcare](/org/change-healthcare) from March 2017 to September 2019. Buck has also worked as a Corporate Strategy and Business Development at [McKesson](/org/mckesson) from April 2013 to March 2017, a Strategy Analyst at Premier healthcare alliance from May 2012 to August 2012, an MBA-Graduate Research Assistant at Georgia Tech from August 2011 to April 2013, and a Financial Planner at Virginia Asset Management from November 2006 to August 2011.

Buck Poropatich has an MBA from the [Georgia Institute of Technology](/org/georgia-institute-of-technology) and a Bachelor's in Business/Economics from [Randolph-Macon College](/org/randolph-macon-college).

They work with Kristen Quinn - Director, Product, [Lyft](/org/lyft) Business, Heather Freeland - VP, Marketing, and Andres Munoz - VP, Partner Operations. Buck Poropatich reports to John Zimmer, President, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman.

Buck Poropatich

Kate Botler Kodesh is the Head of Global Talent at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Kate has over 15 years of experience in recruiting and executive search. Prior to their current role, Kate was the VP of Global Talent at [Lyft](/org/lyft), and before that, they were an Executive Search Consultant at [Russell Reynolds Associates](/org/russell-reynolds-associates). Kate began their career as a Data Analyst and Product Consultant at [Morningstar](/org/morningstar).

Kate Botler Kodesh graduated from [Northwestern University](/org/northwestern-university) with a Bachelor's Degree. Kate then attended Fordham University School of Law where they earned their Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree. Kate passed the NY Bar in August 2011.

Kate Botler Kodesh reports to Nilka Thomas, Chief People Officer. They are on a team with Uli Heitzlhofer - Senior Director People Learning & Development, Monica Poindexter - Head of Inclusion and Diversity, and Matthew W. - VP, People Operations.

Kate Botler Kodesh

Younggi Choi is the Director of Corporate Development at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Younggi was previously an Associate at [Evercore](/org/evercore) from August 2013 to April 2015, where they worked in Investment Banking (Technology M&A). Younggi was a Summer Associate at [Evercore](/org/evercore) in 2012 in New York. Prior to [Evercore](/org/evercore), they were a Manager at [Yahoo!](/org/yahoo) from August 2008 to May 2011 in Corporate Finance (M&A). Younggi began their career as an Analyst at Merrill Lynch from July 2006 to July 2008, where they worked in Investment Banking (Technology). Younggi was a Summer Analyst at Merrill Lynch in 2005.

Younggi Choi has a MBA in Finance from The Wharton School and a BS in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business.

Younggi Choi reports to Kristina Omari, VP, Corporate Development.

Younggi Choi

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Kara Smith

Charlotte Cunningham

Junjun Li

Alexandra LaManna

Alexis Weill

Dan Katz

Adrian Tunaya

With two decades of sales and relationship management experience in the travel industry, Caitlin previously served as VP of Business Development at Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s largest professional association representing the $1.4 trillion business travel industry. In her role, she was responsible for developing account strategies and solutions for top clients and evaluating new business opportunities. Caitlin is also the co-founder and served as Chairman of GBTA Ladders, a talent development group within GBTA focused on helping to educate and inform the next evolution of the industry through collaboration and mentorship. 

Prior to her time at GBTA, she held senior leadership roles at top travel organizations including Travel Leaders Corporate, HRG, and the American Society of Travel. Caitlin also spent over a decade in the financial sector, working at Mezzacappa Management, Wafra Investment Advisory Group Inc., and Sanford C. Bernstein and CO. Inc. 

Caitlin Gomez

Mr. Aggarwal has served as our Chairman since January 2019 and as a member of our board of directors since February 2016. Since March 2016, Mr. Aggarwal has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Soar Capital, LLC, where he focuses on investments in early-stage technology companies. From November 2011 to February 2015, Mr. Aggarwal served as the Chief Financial Officer at Trulia, Inc., an online real estate company. From June 2008 to October 2011, Mr. Aggarwal served as the Vice President of Finance at PayPal Holdings, Inc., an online payments company. From March 2003 to May 2008, Mr. Aggarwal worked at eBay Inc. in various finance roles including as Vice President of Finance. Prior to eBay Inc., Mr. Aggarwal served as Director of Finance at Amazon.com, Inc., an e-commerce company. Mr. Aggarwal started his career in investment banking with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, a financial services company. Mr. Aggarwal currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Arlo Technologies, Inc., a home security company, and Yatra Online, Inc., an online travel company. Mr. Aggarwal holds a B.A. from the College of Wooster and a Master of Management from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management.

Sean Aggarwal

Mr. Lawee has served as a member of our board of directors since November 2017. Mr. Lawee has served as a Partner of [CapitalG](/org/capitalg), a growth equity fund backed by Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google LLC, or Google, a global technology company, since January 2013. Prior to [CapitalG](/org/capitalg), Mr. Lawee served as Google’s Vice President, Marketing and later as Google’s Vice President, Corporate Development. Prior to joining Google, Mr. Lawee co-founded numerous companies, including Xfire, Inc., an online gaming company which was acquired by Viacom Inc., and Mosaic Venture Partners, a venture capital firm. Mr. Lawee currently serves on the boards of directors of a number of privately-held companies. Mr. Lawee holds a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Western Ontario, an M.B.A from the University of Chicago and a B.C.L. from [McGill University](/org/mcgill-university).

David Lawee

Michelle is a dynamic and results-oriented finance executive with more than 20 years of experience. She was mostly recently the Chief Audit Executive at [Uber](/org/uber), where she nearly doubled the internal audit team’s size and scale. Michelle also spent eight years at Hewlett-Packard (and later Hewlett-Packard Enterprise), where she was Vice President of Internal Audit overseeing a global team of nearly 250 people.

At [Lyft](/org/lyft), Michelle will be responsible for architecting [Lyft](/org/lyft)’s finance organization for rapid scale and growth.

Michelle DeBella

Nilka first joined [Lyft](/org/lyft) in 2018 as Vice President of Talent Acquisition & Inclusion, after more than a decade at Google. During a period of exponential growth for the company, Nilka was instrumental in recruiting top talent, allowing [Lyft](/org/lyft) to scale quickly and succeed. Most recently, Nilka served as Chief People Officer at [SeatGeek](/org/seatgeek), where she worked to retain talent and look after their team in these difficult times. 

Nilka’s work on inclusion and diversity laid the foundation for what is now a robust and influential function within the People team, and she brings to [Lyft](/org/lyft) an understanding of the unique workplace challenges brought about by COVID-19.

Nilka succeeds Emily Nishi, who served as [Lyft](/org/lyft)’s Chief People Officer for three years. Emily was instrumental to [Lyft](/org/lyft)’s growth, building a high performing People Team and guiding [Lyft](/org/lyft)’s transition to a public company. 

Nilka Thomas

Cal Lankton is a VP, Fleet and Global Operations at [Lyft](/org/lyft). He is a former executive at [Tesla](/org/tesla) as he served for a year and 4 months as the VP for Energy Sales and Operations. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.


Cal Lankton

Anthony Renard Foxx (born April 30, 1971) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the United States Secretary of Transportation from 2013 to 2017. Previously, he served as the Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, from 2009 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. First elected to the Charlotte City Council in 2005, upon his 2009 mayoral victory he became the youngest mayor of Charlotte and the second African American mayor.

Anthony Foxx

An experienced senior business leader with extensive experience in M&A, finance, investments, business development and strategic partnerships as well as the operational implementation of M&A and strategic initiatives. Demonstrated track record of driving value creation through deal/transaction structuring and effective execution planning. Brings a breadth of industry experience across enterprise software, SaaS, digital media, digital marketing, advertising and collaboration technologies. 

Kristina Omari

Ashwin is the Head of Rideshare at [Lyft](/org/lyft) and a member of [Lyft](/org/lyft)'s Executive Management team. He manages the Rideshare business, engineering and all central functions. Previously he was the Vice President of Customer Platforms at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Earlier he was the GM of the Amazon Pay in North America. He has an extremely strong record of building and growing Commerce and Fintech businesses. He transformed Amazon Pay into a multi-billion dollar business and delivered on growth, profitability and innovation. As part of this process he led and completed the transition of Amazon Webstore through a strategic partnership with [Shopify](/org/shopify). At Visa, Ashwin led the effort that resulted in the tokenization standard adopted by EMV. He led the partnership effort with Samsung, Apple, Microsoft etc. to enable their payment solutions Samsung Pay, Apple Pay, etc. He led the acquisition and integration of Fundamo to develop mVisa, Visa’s mobile money solution for Emerging Markets. Earlier Ashwin led the creation and management of Visa Direct, Visa’s Money Transfer business. His has worked all over the world including the USA, Canada, Asia (including Japan, Korea and China), Australia, Middle East and Africa. 

Ashwin’s industry experience includes transportation, physical retail, E-commerce, mobile commerce, mobile money, consumer credit, debit and prepaid, money transfer, remittances, payments, fraud management, customer support, safety and Identity.

Ashwin’s passion is to create and scale businesses built around creating customer value and developing the foundation for transformation, growth, profitability and innovation.

Ashwin Raj

Operationally focused finance professional with a strong record of delivering results across a broad set of functions/roles – FP&A, Diligence/Valuation, Supply Chain, Analytics, Pricing and Product Management.

Vikram Naidu

Mr. Zimmer is a co-founder of [Lyft](/org/lyft) and has served as our President since March 2013, our Vice Chairman since January 2019 and as a member of our board of directors since June 2010, and previously served as our Chief Operating Officer from July 2008 until March 2013. Prior to co-founding [Lyft](/org/lyft), Mr. Zimmer served as an analyst in real estate finance at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., which was a global financial services firm. Mr. Zimmer holds a B.S. in Hotel Administration from [Cornell University](/org/cornell-university).

John Zimmer

David Foster is based out of San Francisco Bay Area and works at [Lyft](/org/lyft) as Vice President Of Engineering, [Lyft](/org/lyft) Bikes and Scooters

David Foster

Leading design strategy and execution for the Fleet Line of Business which includes Express Drive, [Lyft](/org/lyft) Rentals, Vehicle Services (including Driver Centers) and the fleet platform technology powering the backbone of [Lyft](/org/lyft) transportation services. Problems we solve include end-to-end experiences for our rental car programs, vehicle service/maintenance, and the internal tools to keep the fleet and physical locations up and running. Additionally, we focus on optimizing vehicle utilization, P&L cost reduction, financial risk mitigation, maximization of vehicle value and more.


Micah Shotel

A product design leader, Audrey has experience building and scaling design teams from the ground up, pivoting design and product strategies to deliver more value for users, helping Fortune 100 companies (including [Starbucks](/org/starbucks), IBM, and [Deloitte](/org/deloitte)) bring their ideas to life in both physical and digital form as interactive experiences. Audrey is also an established public speaker who has presented on topics of design leadership, building empathy for users, and connecting teams to the purpose of their work.

In her current role as a VP of Design at [Lyft](/org/lyft), Audrey leads the design teams responsible for the core user experiences across our rider, driver, and enterprise offerings. Outside of work, Audrey is a mom of two rambunctious kids who do their best to keep her on her toes.


Audrey Liu

Drena Kusari

Grace Chau

Azmat Ali

Leading growth marketing team, owning the user lifecycle from end-to-end, from acquisition and onboarding through to retention, loyalty and win-back.

Daniel Friedman

Business Planning and Operations Analyst

Data Science Manager- Rider Growth

Content Designer

Director, Executive Communications

Copywriter

Analyst, Safety Insights & Analytics

Analytics Lead, Voice of Customer - Transit, Bikes & Scooters

Business Development Manager, Express Drive

Chief of Staff

Director of Investor Relations

Andres Munoz is the VP of Partner Operations at [Lyft](/org/lyft).

Andres Munoz

Krista Curto Brandt

Matthew W. is currently the VP of People Operations at [Lyft](/org/lyft). Prior to this, they worked as a Sr. Software Engineer and Tech Lead for Web Platform at Twitter from August 2012 to October 2015. There, they built and launched a critical-path service to route traffic across all of Twitter's desktop and mobile web properties. Matthew also led the Web Services team (10 engineers), supervised and trained employees, developed roadmaps, and led incident response. Furthermore, they orchestrated a web stack migration from Rails to Scala for 1000 endpoints with 30 engineers. This resulted in $6M in annual savings, 6x faster page loads, 10x faster deploys, 50% less downtime, and 60% fewer servers.

Before Twitter, Matthew founded and was the Principal Engineer at SquidMixer from March 2011 to July 2012. During that time, they launched five games that ranked 27th globally in iPad action games and were in the top 10 in multiple countries. Matthew was responsible for designing, implementing, animating, illustrating, releasing, and marketing the games on one- and two-person teams. Additionally, they built a procedural content generation system to create, solve, and evaluate the difficulty of levels for a puzzle game.

Matthew's skills include iOS app development, game design, procedural content generation, objective C, cocos2d, and ruby.

Matthew W. has a Masters of Science in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Matthew also has a Bachelor of Science Dual in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science and Mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Their manager is Nilka Thomas, Chief People Officer. Some of their coworkers include Kate Botler Kodesh - Head of Global Talent, Mariel Kelley - VP, People Business Partners, and Dana Kramer - Chief of Staff to CPO.

Matthew W.

Dana Kramer

Stephanie Boel

Data Scientist, Decisions

Nicholas has grown from an individual contributor to a key leader in the growth of [Lyft](/org/lyft).  He oversaw the growth of Data Science at [Lyft](/org/lyft) from 17 to more than 50 scientists over a 2 year span.

He is currently building and managing a diverse team of data and research scientists.

Nicholas Chamandy

Yvonne Luo

David Le

Matt Reagan

Uli Heitzlhofer

Udi Milo

Mr. Lipkovitz transitioned from Executive Vice President, Rideshare and Engineering to an advisory position in June 2021. Mr. Lipkovitz previously served as the Executive Vice President, Engineering from February 2019 to March 2020. From April 2014 to February 2019, Mr. Lipkovitz served as the Vice President, Engineering Display and Video Ads at Google LLC, a global technology company, and from August 2004 to April 2014, Vice President, Engineering Search Infrastructure at Google. Prior to Google, he served as Manager, Engineering at Akamai Technologies, Inc., a content delivery network, cybersecurity, and cloud service provider. Mr. Lipkovitz holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science and M.B.A. in Finance from [Tel Aviv University](/org/tel-aviv-university).

Eisar Lipkovitz

Alejandro Pérez 

Chris Lambert

Anantha Kancherla

Siwei Shen is currently Senior Director, Customer Platform Engineering at [Lyft](/org/lyft). He leads [Lyft](/org/lyft)'s Customer Platform Engineering org which includes Payments, Integrity, Identity, Risk (Claims, Insurance, Telematics), Road Safety, Community Safety, as well as Customer Care. Shen joined [Lyft](/org/lyft) as Director, Software Engineering in 2015. Prior to [Lyft](/org/lyft), he was a Senior Engineer Manager at Twitter and started his career at Google. He hold an MS in Software Management from Carnegie Melon and an MS in Computer Science from University of Michigan. 

Siwei Shen

Peter Morelli

Multi-national senior exec focused on scaling rapid-growth technology companies with global ambitions. 10+ years of experience in leadership roles with startups, investors, and F500 consumer companies in the US, Europe and Asia. Deep experience in mobility, transport, and energy sectors.

Nadeem Sheikh

John Maddox

Lead [Lyft](/org/lyft)'s fast growing Self-Driving Division. In particular, I bootstrapped the "Level 5 Engineering Center", [Lyft](/org/lyft)'s ambitious push to build a Self-Driving System (software & hardware) specifically focused on Transportation as a Service. I am also responsible for [Lyft](/org/lyft)'s Autonomous Open Platform initiative, and a range of supporting technologies, notably HD Mapping and Machine Learning platform tools.

Luc Vincent

Balaji Raghaven

Megan Davy

Formerly the Chief Product Officer of Wheels, a last-mile shared electric mobility platform, before returning to [Lyft](/org/lyft) as GM of [Lyft](/org/lyft) Media in October 2019.

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