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10 Lyft partnerships leaders
These ten current and former Lyft partnerships leaders have held director, head-of and vice president roles in business development and strategic partnerships at the company. A reader can learn how partnerships leaders work at Lyft from people who have held the role.
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01—10Amy Fox
LinkedInExperience: Head of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships · Lyft
Former Head of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships at Lyft (2017–2020) and Director of Partnerships there (2014–2017); the profile says she led consumer business development and strategic partnerships at Lyft. Later Vice President, Strategic Partnerships at Wealthfront (2020–2023), and COO and Co-Founder of All the Hacks since 2023.
Amy Hart Phillips
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Autonomous Business Development · Lyft
Former Senior Director, Autonomous Business Development at Lyft (2019–2020). Later Sales Principal, Automotive Vertical at Amazon Web Services (AWS) (2020–2021) and SVP, Strategic Partnerships and Execution at FreightWaves (2021–2023). The profile lists rideshare and self-driving experience at Lyft and Lyft Level 5.
Christy Pineda
LinkedInExperience: Head of Strategic Partner Management · Lyft
Former Head of Strategic Partner Management at Lyft (2021–2022), after roles there as Sr. Manager, Business Development and Strategic Partnerships (2018–2021) and Strategic Partnerships Manager (2014–2018). The profile describes managing partnerships with Fortune 500 companies and emerging businesses across travel, entertainment, fintech and sports. Self-employed advisor in business development and strategic partnerships since 2023.
Jenna Mcloughlin
LinkedInExperience: Director of Emerging Business Development & Strategy · Lyft
Former Director of Emerging Business Development & Strategy at Lyft (2021–2024); other Lyft roles shown are Senior Strategy Manager, Autonomous Strategy (2018–2021) and Strategic Finance (2017–2018). Later Vice President of Business Development and Operations at Flix (2024–2026). The profile summary describes an executive team role responsible for supply-side growth, strategic partnerships and operational execution.
Jordan Glassberg
LinkedInExperience: VP of BD & Partnerships · Lyft
VP of BD & Partnerships at Lyft since 2023. Before that at Lyft, Sr. Director Strategic Business Development (2020–2023) and Director - Strategic Business Development (2018–2020). Earlier roles shown are Vice President of Business Development (2014–2018) and Director of Business Development (2014) at TOMS.
Kirk Safford
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, City Partnerships · Lyft
Former Senior Director, City Partnerships (2020–2021) and Director, City Partnerships (2018–2020) at Lyft, after Senior Manager, Airports and Venues there (2016–2018). Later Director, Global Partnerships at Microsoft for Startups (2021–2026) and Senior Director, Partnerships at Asurion since 2026.
Logan McLeod
LinkedInExperience: Head of Higher Education Partnerships · Lyft
Former Head of Higher Education Partnerships at Lyft (2021–2022) and Head of Strategic Business Solutions there (2022–2023), a role the profile describes as bridging non-Lyft business products and strategic partnerships across Lyft organizations. Later VP, Sales and Partnerships at Circuit (2023–2025) and Senior Vice President of Business Development at ProKel Mobility since 2025.
Nicholas DiPastena
LinkedInExperience: Head of Strategic Supply Partnerships · Lyft
Head of Strategic Supply Partnerships at Lyft since 2026, leading business strategy and the team driving Lyft's strategic supply initiatives. Other Lyft roles shown include Sr. Manager, Strategic Partnerships (Driver, Electric Vehicles, and Third Party Fleets) (2023–2026), Head of Sustainability (2023–2024) and Sr. Strategic Partnerships Manager roles for drivers and electric vehicles (2021–2023).
Nicole Gavel
LinkedInExperience: Director, Business Development · Lyft
Former Director, Business Development at Lyft (2019–2020), and Senior Director, Head of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships at Waymo since 2020. Earlier roles shown are at Google: Strategic Partnerships Team Lead, Shopping (2018–2019), Strategic Partner Development Lead, New Ads Products (2016–2018) and Strategic Partner Development Manager, Shopping (2013–2016).
William Lynn
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Autonomous Business Development · Lyft
Senior Director, Autonomous Business Development at Lyft since 2026; the profile lists global partnership formation and development across the autonomous vehicle sector. Previously Senior Director (2024–2025) and Director (2022–2024) of Strategy & Corporate Development at NIO, and Principal, Growth & Innovation at Edison International (2018–2022).
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a rideshare company decide which strategic partnerships are worth building?
- 02What does a partner need to show before a large consumer platform commits product and engineering time to a deal?
- 03How are partnership goals set and measured inside a business development team at a company like Lyft?
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