David Risher - CEO @ Lyft - Crunchbase Person Profile

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Primary Job Title CEO
Primary Organization
Lyft

Location San Francisco, California, United States
Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US
Gender Male

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David Risher is the CEO of Lyft. He previously worked at Worldreader as a Co-Founder and CEO. David Risher attended Princeton University.

Personal Investments

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David Risher

invested in

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Jobs

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David Risher

is the

CEO

Lyft

. Additionally,

David Risher

has had

past job as the

Founder & President

Worldreader.org

Lyft CEOApr 2023

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Worldreader.org	Founder & President	Nov 2009	Apr 2023

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

David Risher

holds

board and advisor roles including

Member of Board of Directors

Lyft

Strategic Advisor

Bookclubs

, and

Board Chair

Equeum

Lyft Member of Board of DirectorsJul 2021
Bookclubs Strategic AdvisorJul 2019
Equeum Board ChairJul 2019

Related Hubs

Hub Name	CB Rank (Hub)
Autotech Ventures Portfolio Companies	68,814
EquityZen Portfolio Companies	95,742
Ride Sharing Companies	25,160
Taxi Service Companies With More Than $1M in Revenue	50,170
Craft Ventures Portfolio Companies	60,801
Apps Companies With More Than $500 in Revenue	98,802
Rakuten Portfolio Companies	91,650
Transportation Companies With More Than $500 in Revenue	12,895
Transportation Public Companies With More Than $50M in Revenue	32,069
California Transportation Companies	19,246

Education

David Risher

studied at

Princeton University

Harvard Business School

, and

Wilson College

Princeton University BAComparative Literature19831987
Harvard Business School MBA19891991
Wilson College Doctor of Philosophy - PhD (Hon.)20172017

Events

Number of Events

David Risher

has participated in

event,

WebSummit 2025

Nov 10, 2025

WebSummit 2025 SpeakerNov 10, 2025