Lyft CEO David Risher is still a driver for the company: It made him realize being even one minute late could cost the customer their job
- Posted on February 9, 2026
- By Fortune
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Lyft CEO David Risher is still a driver for the company: It made him realize being even one minute late could cost the customer their job

Being a driver has carried Risher though his entire career: His first job was to deliver The Washington Post. He worked under Jeff Bezos at Amazon before his time at Lyft.