Emily Cunningham
Senior Business Program Manager
Lyft
Education
Howard University
B.A. Economics
2012Podcasts
53:42796: What a Senior Business Program Manager Does at Lyft With Emily Cunningham, Lyft [Main T4C Episode]
Emily Cunningham is a senior business program manager at rideshare company Lyft*, where she works on the Central Product Management team to enable consistent product excellence. Emily is also a board member of ColorStack, whose mission is to increase the retention and success of Black and Latinx students who are..
Career Path
Interview Highlights
“I love to envision, okay, when we have solved this problem, the world will look like X. Being motivated by like what that outcome, that desired outcome would be. That lights me up and encourages and motivates me.”
Best Career Advice
“Be okay with doing the work that is like, I don’t want to call it grunt work. I don’t want to call it manual labor, but to be okay with doing the things that aren’t like CEO status.”
Skills
Management, Data Analysis, Recruiting, Event Planning, Finance, Sales, Analysis, Customer Service, Public Speaking, Communication, Leadership
Professional Interests
Diversity and Inclusion, Recruiting, Social Media, Howard University, Diversity in Tech, Women in Business, Technology
