John Zimmer is the co-founder and former president of Lyft, an on-demand transportation company, which he founded with Logan Green in 2012.
13 Facts About John Zimmer
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In March 2023, Zimmer announced that in June he would step down as Lyft president and become vice-chair of the board of directors.
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In 2006, John Zimmer graduated from Cornell University School of Hotel Administration where he was a member of Sigma Pi Fraternity.
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John Zimmer left Lehman Brothers three months before it declared bankruptcy.
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In 2007, while John Zimmer was working at Lehman Brothers, he and Logan Green founded Zimride, a ridesharing platform across college campuses.
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Green had posted details about his new company called "Zimride," which interested John Zimmer, who had been keeping a journal about carpooling ideas.
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John Zimmer quit his job at Lehman Brothers to work with Green full-time on Zimride.
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Green and John Zimmer focused the service on carpooling between connected users and making carpooling fun and interesting.
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John Zimmer did not take a salary during the first three years of Lyft's operation, and he and Green worked on the company out of an apartment they shared.
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John Zimmer met his wife while studying abroad in Seville, Spain.
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In 2014, John Zimmer was named in Forbes' "30 Under 30: Technology" list, and both he and Green were named in Inc Magazine's "35 Under 35" list.
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John Zimmer has spoken at events including SXSW and TechCrunch Disrupt.
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In 2017, John Zimmer received the Cornell Hospitality Innovator Award from the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.