Aron Kirschner
About Aron Kirschner
Aron Kirschner is a Senior Director of Business Operations with over 15 years of experience in strategic planning and business performance management. He has held various leadership roles at companies such as Lyft, Rippleworks, and Swing Education, demonstrating a strong track record in executing initiatives that drive business impact.
Current Role at Swing Education
Aron Kirschner serves as the Senior Director of Business Operations at Swing Education, a position he has held since 2024. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing business operations and ensuring the effective execution of strategic initiatives. Prior to this, he worked as the Director of Business Operations at Swing Education from 2023 to 2024, where he contributed to the organization’s operational efficiency and performance.
Previous Experience at Lyft
Aron Kirschner has extensive experience with Lyft, where he held multiple senior positions. He worked as the Senior Operations Manager for Early Stage Markets from 2017 to 2018, followed by a role as Senior Manager of Business Planning & Performance from 2018 to 2020. He later served as Head of Business Performance for Global Operations from 2020 to 2022, and as Head of Strategy and Analytics for Global Operations in 2022. His final position at Lyft was as Head of Science and Analytics for Lyft Autonomous and Garage from 2022 to 2023.
Education and Expertise
Aron Kirschner holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied from 2011 to 2013. He also earned a BA with Honors in Economics from Stanford University, completing his studies there from 2002 to 2006. With over 15 years of experience in strategic planning and business performance management, he has developed a strong foundation in these areas.
Consulting and Management Roles
Before his tenure at Lyft, Aron Kirschner worked as a Management Strategy Consultant at Monitor Group from 2006 to 2011. He also held a position as a Monitor Group Secondment: Product Manager for Irrigation Pumps at KickStart International in Nairobi, Kenya, for eight months in 2010. Additionally, he served as the Associate Director in the Office of the CEO at TerraVia Holdings, Inc. from 2014 to 2017, where he acted as Chief of Staff to the CEO.
Current Involvement at Rippleworks and Stanford
Since 2021, Aron Kirschner has been working as an Expert-in-Residence at Rippleworks, contributing his expertise to various initiatives. In 2023, he began advising at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford (d.school), where he shares his knowledge and experience with students and faculty.