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Wayne Ting
American entrepreneur and investor (born 1983) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wayne Ting (born December 1, 1983[2]) is an American entrepreneur, investor, and business executive. He is currently the CEO of Lime.[3]
Early life and education
Ting was born in the United States and spent his early childhood in Taiwan before his family settled in Lincoln, Nebraska.[2][4] He was educated at Lincoln East High School and Northfield Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts.[2] Ting graduated from Columbia University and Harvard Business School.[5] At Columbia, he was class president[6] and co-founded CU Community, later renamed CampusNetwork,[7] an early competitor to Facebook.[8][9]
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Career
In 2009, Ting helped organized the National Equality March, which drew between 100,000 and 200,000 people to demand LGBTQ equality in Washington DC.[10]
Ting worked at Bain Capital and at McKinsey & Company before serving as a Senior Policy Advisor on the National Economic Council under President Barack Obama from 2012 to 2014.[11]
From 2014 to 2018, Ting worked at Uber, where he was chief of staff to CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and managed its Northern California business.[12]
In 2018, Ting joined Lime as its Global Head of Operations and Strategy.[13] He was named CEO of the company in 2020, replacing company co-founder Brad Bao, who remains chairman.[14] In November 2021, Ting announced intentions to take the company public in 2022.[15][16]
Ting is also an investor who invested in startups such as Dispo[17] and All Day Kitchens.[18][19]
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Recognition
In 2022, Ting was named as one of the Out100 honorees.[20] Ting was also named one of Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business 2023.[21]
Personal life
Ting resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his husband, Stathis G Yeros.[2]
References
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