Lyft's new CEO tackles a job requiring some heavy lifting
Even before he joined Lyft’s board in 2021, David Risher had taken hundreds of trips as a passenger so he felt like he knew a lot about the ride-hailing service
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
Published - May 02, 2023, 06:03 AM ET
Last Updated - Jun 22, 2023, 12:10 AM EDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Even before he joined Lyft's board in 2021, David Risher had taken hundreds of trips as a passenger so he felt like he knew a lot about the ride-hailing service. But he never expected to be thrust into the driver's seat at a time when Lyft was running like a jalopy.
“I really was gobsmacked,” Risher said during an interview with The Associated Press as he recalled being recently asked to replace Lyft co-founder Logan Green as CEO.
“It’s very important to our customers that when they open both (the Uber and Lyft) apps they are not surprised by the prices being super different,” Risher said. "We want to be in line with where Uber is."
