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co-founder and CEO of Lyft

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Early life

Green attended New Roads High School in Santa Monica, California. He graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) in 2006 with a B.A. in Business Economics. While a student, Green created The Green Initiative Fund, served as a board member for the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District, and was the youngest director for the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District. From August 2007 to February 2008, Green was the Sustainability Director at UCSB. In 2007, alongside John Zimmer, Green founded Zimride, a ride-sharing platform that coordinated carpools, especially across college campuses.

Career

After realizing the limits of public transportation, Green started a car-sharing program and asked Zipcar to place cars at UCSB. Because the company only had 100 cars at the time and was based on the East Coast, it couldn't provide any vehicles. Instead, Green acquired several Toyota Prius cars and other vehicles and began a car-sharing program that let users unlock cars with radio-frequency identification. The program had over 2,000 people on campus sharing four cars.

In 2006, Green was inspired by a post-college trip to Zimbabwe in which he saw locals using crowdsourced carpool networks for transportation. Using the Facebook API, he developed a platform that allowed users to find and plan carpools. He named his app Zimride in honor of Zimbabwe's carpooling network.

In 2012, Green and Zimmer shifted the company's focus to their bigger mission of providing an alternative to car ownership. That year, the company launched a smartphone app that allowed users to request rides more frequently and for shorter commutes rather than long-distance trips as Zimride had previously done.

In May 2013, the company reincorporated as Lyft and sold Zimride to Enterprise Holdings.

As of 2017, Green and Zimmer have raised $4.1 billion dollars for Lyft, valuing the company at $11.5 billion. The company debuted on the NASDAQ exchange in March 2019, with a value of $24.3 billion.

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Date of Birth 20 October 1984
Age 41 years old
Libra Zodiac sign Libra Libra - modesty and friendliness Libra is an active sign, however, people who bother to be born under it are not endowed with enough energy to overcome the influence of the people around them, and will rather choose to withdraw into themselves than…
Rat Chinese horoscope Rat Rat - imagination and creativity The rat has charm, extraordinary aggressiveness and belligerence. At first glance, it seems calm, serene and cheerful, but appearances are deceiving. Behind all this there is a constant inner movement and a conscious…
Pike Slavic horoscope Pike Born under the Pike sign of the Slavic horoscope, people often combine mythic memory with practical steadiness — reading cycles early and standing firm for those they call their own.
Isis Egyptian horoscope Isis Isis in the Egyptian horoscope marks a period ruled by a distinct god — shaping temperament, luck in affairs, and the way a person protects what they value.
Ivy Druid horoscope Ivy Ivy stands for endurance and loyalty. Born 30 September to 27 October, Ivy people grow even in hard ground and keep bonds that matter.
Tula Indian horoscope Tula Born under Tula, people in the Indian horoscope often blend spiritual depth with practical discipline, reading life as a sequence of karmic lessons and duties.
Lilac Flower horoscope Lilac Born under Lilac in the flower horoscope, people often find strength in beauty, atmosphere, and the quiet symbolism of their birth bloom.
Libra — 3rd decan Decan horoscope Libra — 3rd decan The Libra — 3rd decan decan refines your zodiac sign with a sub-ruler accent — temperament, decision style, and inner strengths differ even within the same sun sign.

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