Emily Warren
Venture Partner at Fontinalis Partners
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Venture Partner
2019 - Current
Advise transportation-focused venture capital firm, sourcing and evaluating prospective investments and providing strategic regulatory advice to portfolio companies engaged in mobility technology businesses.
Head of Public Policy
2023 - 2024
Lead public policy and government affairs engagement for EverCharge, a provider of hardware and software EV charging solutions for fleets, multi-unit dwellings, and single-family homes.
Head of Public Policy
2022 - 2023
VP-level leader of public policy and government relations team for publicly-traded autonomous trucking technology company. Ran biweekly policy briefings for CEO and Chief Commercial Officer. Maintained relationships with senior federal and state policymakers and law enforcement officials. Represented Embark on Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association (AVIA).
Embark develops self-driving truck technology designed for freight and logistic services.
Raised $317,125,000.00 from Knight-Swift Transporation, CPP Investments, Sequoia Capital, Mubadala Capital Ventures and Tiger Global Management.
Public Policy
2021 - 2022
Led government affairs with elected officials in Northern California for Amazon’s retail business. Covered the full scope of local public policy issues facing Amazon, including goods movement, zero-emission vehicles, infrastructure, sustainability, small business, workforce development, public health, tax, labor, land use, and real estate permitting.
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
Raised $8,108,000,000.00 from DBS Bank and Mizuho Bank.
Senior Policy Advisor
2020 - 2021
Consulted with cities and local transportation agencies on policies and programs designed to harness the benefits of new mobility technologies and manage their impacts.
Senior Director of Policy & Public Affairs
2018 - 2019
Recruited and led Lime’s global policy team, supporting the company's growth into the world’s largest shared electric scooter platform. Oversaw public policy, grassroots mobilization, public affairs, and policy research.
Lime is an electric vehicle company that provides e-bike and e-scooter rental services.
Raised $1,458,000,000.00 from UBS O'Connor.
Senior Director of Transportation Policy
2017 - 2017
Creator and leader of Lyft's Transportation Policy team, managing engagement with federal, state and local transportation and environmental stakeholders and experts. Worked to advance Lyft as a viable alternative to car ownership and understand its impacts on infrastructure, behavior, and the environment. Passionate and candid evangelist for Lyft's vision of the future of sustainable cities. Ridesharing and transit geek-in-residence.
Director of Transportation Policy
2015 - 2017
Resident transportation wonk. Worked with planners, researchers, and environmental organizations to evaluate Lyft's impacts on mobility and the environment. Partnered with transit agencies to integrate Lyft as a last-mile solution. Advanced shared mobility in state and local policy and planning.
Director of Community Relations
2014 - 2015
Built the Lyft movement during a period of rapid expansion and pioneering regulatory policy development for the ridehailing industry. Hired and managed a national campaign team of digital and field organizers to execute grassroots mobilization and stakeholder engagement strategies to advance Lyft's public policy goals.
Director of Community Engagement
2013 - 2014
Scaled Lyft's community strategy across social media, email, product, and geography, building responsive relationships with community members and a distinctive community culture. • Hired and managed 10 community managers and 2 team leads for 20 cities • Oversaw all brand social media activity • Developed and managed email editorial process and messaging • Served as community advocate in product and operational decision-making • Piloted new API-managed Facebook platform for driver groups, scaling from 1-20 cities • Developed and executed grassroots mobilization strategies to advance Lyft's policy goals
Community Manager
2012 - 2013
Built the community from the ground up. Jane of all trades. Originated customer support and social media functions, public affairs, user communications, community engagement, events, etc. • Owned social media from day one. Built social following and generated rabid user evangelism. • Cultivated power users, gathering feedback and developing passionate brand advocates. • Crafted brand voice and marketing copy for email, blog posts, and social channels. • Created editorial process for email communications across multiple markets. • Created and moderated highly active online forum for Lyft driver community. • Created customer support system and hired and trained support team.
Lyft’s Atlanta driver service center is a high quality, fairly-priced vehicle services.
Municipal Financial Advisor
2011 - 2012
• Provided quantitative financial advice for state and local government clients. • Structured, sized, and priced new money and refunding issuances of municipal securities. • Crafted proposals and presentations to secure new client business. • Assessed municipal issuers’ outstanding debt. • Performed analysis of refunding opportunities and alternative financing scenarios.
PFM is a team of dedicated asset managers and financial professionals, helping our clients plan for their future.
Assistant Director of External Affairs
2009 - 2010
Deputy Finance Director
2008 - 2008