800: What a Program Manager Does With Emily Cunningham, Lyft [K-Cup DoubleShot]

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 pursuing technical careers. Prior to joining Lyft in January 2021, Emily spent a year at Microsoft as a senior business program manager on the Talent, Culture and Diversity and Inclusion team. Before working at Microsoft, she spent almost three years working at LinkedIn.  Emily graduated from Howard University in 20120 with a B.A. in Economics.  *Since our interview, Emily left Lyft in April 2021 and now works at Square as a program manager on the Talent Enablement team.  WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE: If you want to listen to Emily’s entire interview tune in to T4C episode #796