Jon McNeill is an American businessman who is the chief executive officer of venture capital firm DVx Ventures. He previously served as the president of Tesla, Inc. and the chief operating officer of Lyft.
Jon McNeill | |
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| Born | 1966 or 1967 (age 57–58)[1] |
| Education | Northwestern University |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
| Known for | Former president of global sales and services Tesla, Inc. Former chief operating officer, Lyft |
| Title | Chief executive officer, DVx Ventures |
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Early life and education
editMcNeill grew up in Kearney, Nebraska where he attended Kearney High School, graduating in 1985.[2] In grade school, he reportedly started a lawn mowing business which, by his high school graduation, had accumulated over 100 commercial accounts, multiple employees, and paid for his college tuition.[3] He graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in economics.[4]
Career
editMcNeill began his career at Bain & Co. in 1989 working under Mitt Romney.[5][4]
Before joining Tesla as its president in 2015, he had started and sold six companies,[3] including Sterling Collision Centers, Midwest Cycling, and Before You Move.[6] He founded and served as CEO of Sterling Collision Centers, a national chain of auto body repair shops, until it was acquired by Allstate in 2001.[7][8] In 2006 he served as the CEO of Enservio, a SaaS-based applications provider, until exiting 2015 to join Tesla.[9]
McNeill was introduced to Elon Musk by Sheryl Sandberg in 2015 and served as Tesla’s president of global sales, marketing, policy and services between 2015 and 2018.[4] He joined Lyft as chief operating officer in 2018.[4][10]
In 2016, McNeill joined the board of directors of lululemon athletica.[11] He also served on the board of directors for TruMotion, a safe driving app he co-founded through the Harvard Innovation Lab which was later merged with Cambridge Mobile Telematics.[12][13] In 2019 he was appointed to serve as an advisory partner for Advent International.[14] He has served on the board of Tekion, an automotive retail tech company,[15] and as of 2021 served on the boards of CrossFit and Stash.[16] In October 2022 he joined the board of directors of General Motors.[7] In November 2023, McNeill was named vice chairman of the board of Cruise.[17]
In April 2020, McNeill co-founded venture incubator DVx Ventures, then DeltaV.[18] As of May 2023, DVx had launched seven companies, including baby-gear rental start-up Loop, and raised approximately $40 million in funds.[3]
References
edit- ^ "GM adds former Lyft and Tesla executive Jon McNeill as board member". CNBC. October 4, 2022.
- ^ Stoiber, Tiffany (October 15, 2019). "Former Tesla president, Lyft COO credits KPS educators for setting him on the path to success". Kearney Hub. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ a b c Rafieyan, Darius (8 May 2023). "The former president of Tesla and COO of Lyft wants to fix venture capital's "addiction to fees"". Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d Loizos, Connie (27 April 2020). "Former Tesla and Lyft exec Jon McNeill just launched a fund that plans to spin out its own companies". TechCrunch. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Tech Luminary: Jon McNeill". 15 November 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Bunkley, Nick (October 4, 2022). "GM adds former Tesla, Lyft exec to board". Crains Detroit. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ a b Lawrence, Eric (October 4, 2022). "GM adds former Tesla, Lyft executive Jonathan McNeill to board". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Allstate Acquires Sterling Collision Centers". Insurance Journal. May 15, 2001. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Schakenbach, Jim (28 June 2012). "Enservio CEO named Entrepreneur of The Year". Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Korosec, Kirsten (7 February 2018). "Tesla Loses Head of Global Sales To Lyft". Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Greene, Dani (April 20, 2016). "Jon McNeill joins lululemon athletica Board of Directors". Fashion Network. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Broukhim, Pouyan (May 19, 2020). "Lyft appoints Tesla Executive as its new COO". Business Chief. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Huetter, John (June 17, 2021). "No. 1 Cambridge Mobile Telematics buys No. 2 TrueMotion in major auto insurtech deal". Repairer Driven News. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Weitemeyer, John (November 4, 2019). "Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe promote three to general partner, four to operating partners". Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Tezuka, Maera (October 21, 2020). "Automotive retail tech company Tekion raises $150M in Advent-led round". Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Tan, Gillian (July 12, 2021). "Fintech Unicorn Stash Names First Independent Director, New CFO". Financial Advisor Magazine. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Bellan, Kirsten Korosec and Rebecca (20 November 2023). "Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt resigns". TechCrunch. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Walrath, Rowan (4 May 2020). "Inside Jon McNeill's plans for venture incubator DeltaV in Boston". Retrieved 25 October 2023.