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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 based out of San Francisco, California and is the CEO of Lyft. David previously worked at Worldreader as a Co-Founder and CEO. David Risher attended Princeton University.

Personal Investments

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David Risher

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Jobs

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David Risher

has

current jobs as

Co-Founder

Tomorrow Cellars

and

CEO

Lyft

. Additionally,

David Risher

has had

past job as the

Founder & President

Worldreader.org

Tomorrow Cellars Co-FounderJan 2024
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)
Transportation Companies (Top 10K)	322
Transportation Public Companies	42,879
San Francisco Bay Area Companies With More Than $1B in Revenue	30,957
United States Mobile Apps Companies (Top 10K)	11,348
Software Public Companies With More Than $100M in Revenue	12,325
Digg Alumni Founded Companies	90,497
Apps Public Companies With More Than $1M in Revenue	78,970
Transportation Public Companies With More Than 50 Employees	43,101
Transportation Companies With More Than 500 Employees	1,084
Coatue Portfolio Companies	30,584

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