10 Lyft public policy staff
Senior director of public policy for the U.S. and Canada, head of state and local government affairs and senior public policy manager are among the current titles held by these Lyft public policy staff. A reader can learn how public policy staff work at Lyft from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Brendan Joyce
LinkedInExperience: Senior Public Policy Manager - Northeast · Lyft
Brendan Joyce has been Senior Public Policy Manager - Northeast at Lyft since August 2025, based in Boston. Brendan Joyce held the Lyft roles of Public Policy Manager - Northeast & Mid-Atlantic (2022–2025) and Public Engagement Manager - Northeast & Southeast (2020–2022), and was Founder and Principal of Harbor Insights LLC (2016–2020).
Doug Mehan
LinkedInExperience: Director, Public Policy, Federal and International · Lyft
Doug Mehan has been Director, Public Policy, Federal and International at Lyft since May 2024, based in the New York City area. Doug Mehan held the Lyft roles of Senior Public Policy Manager (2021–2024) and Public Policy Manager, State and Local (2019–2021), and was Director, Corporate Engagement at Rutgers University (2018–2019).
Francisco Avalos
LinkedInExperience: Senior Public Policy Manager, West · Lyft
Francisco Avalos has been Senior Public Policy Manager, West at Lyft since January 2025, based in Phoenix. Francisco Avalos held the Lyft roles of Public Policy Manager, West (2022–2025) and National Regional Public Engagement Manager, West (2020–2022), and was Director of Engagement at Valley of the Sun United Way (2013–2020).
Geoff Berman
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Public Policy (U.S. + Canada) · Lyft
Geoff Berman has been Senior Director, Public Policy (U.S. + Canada) at Lyft since June 2026, based in New York. Geoff Berman held the Lyft roles of Director, Public Policy - US (East) + Canada (2025–2026), Director, Public Policy Campaigns (2022–2025), Senior Manager, Public Engagement (2020–2022) and Public Affairs Consultant (2019–2020).
Heather Foster
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Director, Head of Global Public Policy · Lyft
Heather Foster was Senior Director, Head of Global Public Policy at Lyft from 2023 to May 2025, Senior Director, National Policy Engagement (2021–2023) and Head of Policy Engagement and Strategic Partnerships (2019–2021), so the roles have ended. Heather Foster describes leading a team of government affairs professionals across federal, state, local and international work.
Maria Allaham
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager, Public Policy · Lyft
Maria Allaham has been Senior Manager, Public Policy at Lyft since August 2026 and was Manager, Public Policy there from 2024 to 2026, working on Canada from Montreal. Maria Allaham was Senior Advisor, Government Affairs at Bombardier (2022–2024), so questions fit well on public policy work in Canada.
Matthew Van Name
LinkedInExperience: Senior Public Policy Manager · Lyft
Matthew Van Name has been Senior Public Policy Manager at Lyft since February 2025, covering the South East U.S. from Tallahassee, and was Public Policy Manager, South East United States there from 2023 to 2025. Matthew Van Name was Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture at the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (2019–2022).
Megan Sirjane-Samples
LinkedInExperience: Head of State and Local Government Affairs · Lyft
Megan Sirjane-Samples has been Head of State and Local Government Affairs at Lyft since July 2022 and also lists Director, Public Policy Eastern US there from January 2021, based in Washington, D.C. Megan Sirjane-Samples was Senior Public Policy Manager, Southeast at Lyft (2019–2021) and Legislative Advocate at the Florida League of Cities (2013–2017).
Nicholas Johnson
LinkedInExperience: Director, Government Relations · Lyft
Nicholas Johnson has been Director, Government Relations at Lyft since September 2022, and the profile headline gives the title Senior Director, State & Local Public Policy at Lyft. Nicholas Johnson lists government relations, privacy and data security policy, technology policy and employment and labor policy among the areas of work.
Tavonia Davis
LinkedInExperience: Senior Public Policy Manager · Lyft
Tavonia Davis has been Senior Public Policy Manager at Lyft since April 2025, serving as the public policy lead for New York and New Jersey. Tavonia Davis was Regional Director, Public Policy & Government Affairs at Verizon (2020–2025) and a Law Clerk at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (2017–2018).
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- 01What did a typical week look like in your public policy role at Lyft, and which work took the most time?
- 02How did you work with legal, business and communications colleagues when a policy question affected your part of the company?
- 03Which earlier roles prepared you best for public policy work at Lyft, and what did you have to learn on the job?
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