John Zimmer

John Zimmer is the co-founder and former President of Lyft, the ride-hailing company he built alongside Logan Green from a carpooling experiment at Cornell into a public company worth $24 billion at its 2019 IPO. Known for his hospitality-school ethos and relentless focus on human connection over transaction, Zimmer spent 16 years transforming how Americans think about car ownership and urban mobility. After stepping down from Lyft's board in August 2025, he launched Yes&, a consumer company-builder focused on health, connection, and joy.