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About David Risher

David Risher is recorded as Board Member at Lyft, Inc. (LYFT) since January 1, 2021 and CEO at Lyft, Inc. (LYFT). The newest filing on record that lists David Risher as CEO and Board Member at Lyft, Inc. (LYFT) is dated April 10, 2026. Lyft, Inc. reported in an 8-K filed March 27, 2023 that David Risher was appointed President and CEO, effective July 1, 2023. Lyft, Inc. reported in an 8-K filed March 27, 2023 that David Risher was appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective April 17, 2023. The proxy statement of Lyft, Inc. reports total compensation of $2,824,088 for David Risher in fiscal 2025, including a base salary of $725,000. Disclosed compensation is on record for 3 fiscal years. David Risher has spoken on 14 earnings calls and 1 other investor event across 1 company, most recently for Lyft, Inc. on September 10, 2026. Lyft, Inc. is classified in the Software - Application industry within the Technology sector. Other leadership on record at Lyft, Inc. includes John Zimmer (Chairman), Logan Green (Chairman), Sean Aggarwal (Chairman) and 7 others.

“the Company's board of directors (the "Board") appointed David Risher, a member of the Board since July 2021, to serve as CEO, effective as of April 17, 2023, and President and CEO, effective as of July 1, 2023.”
Lyft, Inc. Form 8-K, filed March 27, 2023 · Read the filing
“the Company's board of directors (the "Board") appointed David Risher, a member of the Board since July 2021, to serve as CEO, effective as of April 17, 2023, and President and CEO, effective as of July 1, 2023.”
Lyft, Inc. Form 8-K, filed March 27, 2023 · Read the filing

David Risher on recent calls

“So I guess I've been in the chair just about three and a half years now. Best thing in the world, most fun I've ever had in any job. And let's look back for a couple of years just to sort of maybe set the context.”
CEO, Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference ·
“Q2 26 was a quarter of record-breaking performance for Lyft, demonstrating the durable strength of our marketplace. We achieved an all-time high of over 30 million active riders, proving that Rideshare is embedded in people's everyday lives.”
CEO, Lyft Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call ·
“Listen, Q1 represented another strong quarter for Lyft. We again delivered our financial commitments and again had double-digit growth in active riders, gross bookings, and adjusted EBITDA year-over-year, further setting ourselves up for a global hybrid AV future.”
CEO, Lyft, Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call ·
“Q4 delivered accelerated gross bookings growth and record profitability, closing out another incredible year with 51.3 million riders taking 946 million rides. In fact, in the time it took me to say that sentence, almost 400 rides started on the road or in the bike lane.”
CEO, Lyft, Inc. Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call ·
“Wow, Q3 was another record quarter across driver hours, Active Riders and gross bookings. Adjusted EBITDA grew 29% year-over-year, and our free cash flow generation for the trailing 12 months was over $1 billion for the first time in Lyft's history.”
CEO, Lyft, Inc. Q3 FY2025 Earnings Call ·

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Compensation components disclosed in company proxy statements. Amounts are nominal USD; total is the company-reported figure.

Fiscal year Company Salary Total
2025 Lyft, Inc. (LYFT) $725,000 $2,824,088
2024 Lyft, Inc. (LYFT) $725,000 $1,321,239
2023 Lyft, Inc. (LYFT) $514,969 $78,238,027

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