Travis VanderZanden is a businessman from the United States of America. He is most famous for being the founder and the current Chief Executive Officer of Bird Rides Inc., a scooter-sharing service. Before founding the scooter-sharing company, Bird Rides Inc., Travis VanderZanden held several leadership posts in the transportation industry.
For instance, Travis VanderZanden was the Chief Operating Officer at Lyft, which is an American transport service provider that helps develops, market, and operate mobile applications, and other services related to transportation.
| Full name | Vander Zanden |
| Year of birth | 1979 |
| Age | 42 to 43 (As of June 2022) |
| Birthplace | Appleton, Wisconsin, the United States of America |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | Businessman |
| Famous for | Founder and current Chief Executive Officer of Bird Rides Inc. |
| Bird Scooter CEO Net Worth | $400 million (Last Updated 2022) |
| Bird Rides Inc. Net Worth | $2 billion (Last Updated 2022) |
Bird Scooter CEO Net Worth
The current Chief Executive Officer of Bird Rides Inc, Travis VanderZanden’s net worth is estimated to be around $400 million.
Bird Rides Inc. Net Worth
The net worth of Bird Rides Inc. is estimated to be around $2 billion.
Bird Scooter CEO Education
Travis VanderZanden attended Appleton North High School and graduated from high school in 1997. After that, he enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
He attended this university from 1997 to 2002. In 2002, Travis VanderZanden graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with a Bachelor of Business Administration.
Later, he attended the USD Marshall School of Business and graduated, earning a Master of Business Administration in 2007.
Bird Scooter CEO Early Career
After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2002, Travis VanderZanden worked as the product manager of Qualcomm. After leaving the company in 2009, he started working as the Chief Revenue Officer for Yammer, a business software company acquired by Microsoft. He left the company in 2011.
In 2011, Travis VanderZanden co-founded Cherry, an on-demand car washing company. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Cherry till 2013. In 2013, when Cherry was acquired by Lyft, Travis VanderZanden started serving as the Chief Operating Officer.
Bird Rides Inc.
Travis VanderZanden founded Bird Rides Inc. in 2017 and became its Chief Executive Officer. The company is a scooter-sharing service, and it first deployed its scooters in September 2017.
In October of 2018, Bird Rides Inc. released a new edition of the scooter Bird Zero. This latest edition was designed and manufactured during Bird Rides Inc.’s partnership with Okai. In 2019, the scooter-sharing company offered its services in around 120 cities around the world. As of June 2022, the scooter-sharing company has offered more than ten million rides to people around the world.