David Risher

David Risher
Born (1965-07-15) July 15, 1965 (age 59)
Washington, DC
Education
OccupationCEO of Lyft
Known forCo-founder and CEO of Worldreader
Parents

John David Risher (born July 15, 1965) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the CEO and co-founder of Worldreader, a non-profit organization that aims to get children reading so they can reach their potential,[1] and the co-founder of #HalfMyDAF whose goal is to inspire more philanthropic giving.

Risher served as an executive at Microsoft Corporation,[2] and was Senior Vice President of US Retail at Amazon.com from 1997 to 2002.[3] In November 2009, together with Colin McElwee, he founded Worldreader.[2] Risher succeeded Lyft co-founder Logan Green as its CEO in April 2023.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Worldreader: E-books on Cell Phones and Kindles in Schools". Worldreader. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  2. ^ a b "12 entrepreneurs who are changing the world". Business Insider. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  3. ^ Waldron, Ann (1999). "Fall Football Preview". Princeton Alumni Weekly. 100: 54.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference lyft-fox was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference lyft-wsj was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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