The opening voice on a Lyft earnings call is that of Aurelien Nolf, VP, FP&A and Investor Relations at the ride-hailing firm. He holds a dual role managing the 60-person FP&A, finance analysts, and investor team with access to billions of data points looking at the mode, price,drivers, frequency and demand for current offerings– and much-anticipated future services – such as robotaxis. In August 2025, the company saw an 11% increase in revenue to $1.59 billion for the quarter ended June 30. Its profit climbed to $40.3 million from $5 million a year earlier, driven by a rise in ridership and bookings. In this episode Nolf opens the hood into the FP&A processes and opportunities at the San-Francisco-based iconic brand.
In this episode:
- The metrics that matter with billions of data points
- The logic of combining FP&A and investor relations
- Finance hackathons, curiosity and the culture of Lyft
- Operational vs financial metrics driving Lyft’s success
- Using ML in our forecasting, variance analysis, and IR reports
- The challenge of hiring for FP&A in the Bay Area
