Spielfogel

David Spielfogel

David Spielfogel is Lime’s Chief Policy and Communications Officer, where he oversees the company's global government affairs group across North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region, and manages the company’s corporate communications and public affairs. Lime is the world’s largest provider of shared electric vehicles, and the only to have won competitive permits in diverse markets globally. He previously served for two years as an advisor to the company while he was co-founder and Managing Partner of Ekistic Ventures, a fund focused on seed-stage investment in companies that solve critical urban problems. 

 David brings nearly two decades of experience at the highest levels of local government, political campaigns and philanthropy with a focus on setting the short and long-term strategies to guide good ideas to implementation. Prior to joining Lime, David served as Mayor Rahm Emanuel's senior advisor on both his campaigns and in City Hall, where his responsibilities ranged from setting the administration's daily and long-term agenda, to managing daily policy and crisis communications. He has also served as deputy policy director for Barack Obama's senate campaign, in the Clinton White House as the Special Assistant for Policy to the President's senior adviser on energy and environmental issues, on multiple federal and local campaigns, and as Chief of Staff of the MacArthur Foundation.

David earned his M.S. in International Development Management from the London School of Economics, and his B.S. from the University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources.