---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001759509-21-000039"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LYFT"
cik: "0001759509"
company_name: "Lyft, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-07-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T05:47:13.199484+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lyft appoints John David Risher to Board of Directors, effective July 9, 2021

## Summary
- John David Risher appointed to the Board and to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
- Risher co-founded Worldreader, served as SVP US Retail at Amazon, and GM at Microsoft.
- No arrangements, family relationships, or transactions between Risher and Lyft requiring disclosure.
- Risher will receive standard non-employee director compensation as described in Lyft's proxy statement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001759509-21-000039
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LYFT
- cik: 0001759509
- company_name: Lyft, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-07-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1759509/000175950921000039/0001759509-21-000039-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1759509/000175950921000039/lyft-20210709.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001759509-21-000039
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001759509-21-000039.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001759509-21-000039.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John David Risher was appointed as Director at Lyft, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 9, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Lyft, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed John David Risher to serve as a member of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1759509/000175950921000039/0001759509-21-000039-index.htm

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