Lyft Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Lyft's CEO is John Risher, appointed in Apr 2023, has a tenure of 1.25 years. total yearly compensation is $78.25M, comprised of 0.7% salary and 99.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.47% of the company’s shares, worth $75.39M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.3 years and 3.2 years respectively.

Key information

John Risher

Chief executive officer

US$78.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage0.7%
CEO tenure1.3yrs
CEO ownership1.5%
Management average tenure1.3yrs
Board average tenure3.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Does Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Jul 16
Does Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Fewer Investors Than Expected Jumping On Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYFT)

Jun 25
Fewer Investors Than Expected Jumping On Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYFT)

Lyft: With Accelerating Bookings And EBITDA Gains, There's A Reason To Smile Again (Rating Upgrade)

May 15

Lyft: Ready To Ride - Initiating A Buy Rating

May 01

Lyft: Plenty Of Upside And Room For Competition

Apr 03

Lyft, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LYFT) P/S Is Still On The Mark Following 27% Share Price Bounce

Mar 23
Lyft, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LYFT) P/S Is Still On The Mark Following 27% Share Price Bounce

Is Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Mar 11
Is Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Lyft: Without Larger Strides In Profitability, The Story Is Challenged

Feb 26

Is There An Opportunity With Lyft, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LYFT) 47% Undervaluation?

Feb 15
Is There An Opportunity With Lyft, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:LYFT) 47% Undervaluation?

Lyft Roars Higher After Painful Misstatement

Feb 14

Many Still Looking Away From Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYFT)

Jan 23
Many Still Looking Away From Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYFT)

Is Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) Using Debt Sensibly?

Nov 05
Is Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) Using Debt Sensibly?

Is Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) Using Debt Sensibly?

Aug 07
Is Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) Using Debt Sensibly?

An Intrinsic Calculation For Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYFT) Suggests It's 49% Undervalued

Jun 14
An Intrinsic Calculation For Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYFT) Suggests It's 49% Undervalued

It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward With Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYFT)

Apr 17
It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward With Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYFT)

Does Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Mar 17
Does Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Is Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYFT) Trading At A 41% Discount?

Feb 05
Is Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYFT) Trading At A 41% Discount?

Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

Nov 04
Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

Lyft: No Nuance Left

Oct 12

Lyft falls as UBS downgrades, cuts estimates, noting driver and consumers prefer Uber

Sep 26

Lyft gains for a second day on vague activist/takeover speculation

Sep 09

Lyft Has Nowhere To Turn

Aug 16

Where Will Lyft Be In 5 Years?

Aug 01

Is Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

Jul 21
Is Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) Using Debt In A Risky Way?

Lyft laying off 60 employees, consolidating regions: report

Jul 20

Lyft: Deep Into Value Territory After The 75% Selloff

Jul 11

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has John Risher's remuneration changed compared to Lyft's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$184m

Dec 31 2023US$78mUS$515k

-US$340m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$902m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$1b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$2b

Dec 31 2022US$294kn/a

-US$2b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$1b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$957m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$832m

Dec 31 2021US$260kn/a

-US$1b

Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD78.25M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD8.43M).

Compensation vs Earnings: John's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.


CEO

John Risher (59 yo)

1.3yrs

Tenure

US$78,251,073

Compensation

Mr. John David Risher serves as Independent Director at Lyft, Inc. since July 9, 2021 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer since April 17, 2023. He has been a Director of Fullplay Media Systems Inc. s...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Logan Green
Co-Founder & Chairman17.5yrsUS$1.62m1.4%
$ 72.1m
John Risher
CEO & Director1.3yrsUS$78.25m1.47%
$ 75.4m
John Zimmer
Co-Founder & Vice Chairman14.1yrsUS$1.75m1.0%
$ 51.3m
Kristin Sverchek
Presidentless than a yearUS$6.64m0.24%
$ 12.4m
Erin Brewer
Chief Financial Officerless than a yearUS$21.88m0.016%
$ 804.4k
Lisa Blackwood-Kapral
Chief Accounting Officer5yrsUS$2.08m0.023%
$ 1.2m
Sonya Banerjee
Head of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Lindsay Llewellyn
General Counsel & Secretary2.7yrsno datano data

1.3yrs

Average Tenure

46yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: LYFT's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Logan Green
Co-Founder & Chairman17.5yrsUS$1.62m1.4%
$ 72.1m
John Risher
CEO & Director3yrsUS$78.25m1.47%
$ 75.4m
John Zimmer
Co-Founder & Vice Chairman14.1yrsUS$1.75m1.0%
$ 51.3m
David Lawee
Independent Director6.7yrsUS$324.37k0.0016%
$ 83.7k
Prashant Aggarwal
Lead Independent Director8.4yrsUS$354.69k0.38%
$ 19.3m
David Stephenson
Independent Director1.4yrsUS$402.69k0.0037%
$ 190.6k
Ariel Cohen
Independent Director3.3yrsUS$308.60k0.014%
$ 705.2k
Jill Beggs
Independent Directorless than a yearUS$108.47k0.0018%
$ 91.9k
Janey Whiteside
Independent Directorless than a yearUS$238.06k0%
$ 0
Betsey Stevenson
Independent Directorless than a yearUS$135.63k0.0031%
$ 159.2k

3.2yrs

Average Tenure

52.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: LYFT's board of directors are considered experienced (3.2 years average tenure).


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