Jon McNeill
{{Short description|American businessman}}
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| birth_place = Nebraska, United States
| known_for = Former president of global sales and services Tesla, Inc.
Former chief operating officer, Lyft
| education = Northwestern University
| occupation = {{hlist|Businessman|investor|entrepreneur}}
| years_active = 1989–present
| title = Chief executive officer, DVx Ventures
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Jon McNeill is an American businessman who is the chief executive officer of venture capital firm DVx Ventures. He previously served as the president of Tesla, Inc. and the chief operating officer of Lyft.
Early life and education
McNeill grew up in Kearney, Nebraska where he attended Kearney High School, graduating in 1985.{{cite web |last1=Stoiber |first1=Tiffany |title=Former Tesla president, Lyft COO credits KPS educators for setting him on the path to success |url=https://kearneyhub.com/news/local/former-tesla-president-lyft-coo-credits-kps-educators-for-setting-him-on-the-path-to/article_9230885c-ef5f-11e9-b07e-4ba4e1f2eda8.html |website=Kearney Hub |access-date=31 October 2023 |date=October 15, 2019}} In grade school, he reportedly started a lawn mowing business which, by his high school graduation, had accumulated over 100 commercial accounts, multiple employees, and paid for his college tuition.{{cite news |last=Rafieyan |first=Darius |title=The former president of Tesla and COO of Lyft wants to fix venture capital's "addiction to fees" |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/former-tesla-executive-fix-venture-capitals-addiction-to-fees-2023-5 |access-date=25 October 2023 |date=8 May 2023}} He graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in economics.
Career
McNeill began his career at Bain & Co. in 1989 working under Mitt Romney.{{cite news |title=Tech Luminary: Jon McNeill |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass-high-tech/2012/11/tech-luminary-jon-mcneill.html |access-date=25 October 2023 |date=15 November 2012}}
Before joining Tesla as its president in 2015, he had started and sold six companies, including Sterling Collision Centers, Midwest Cycling, and Before You Move.{{cite news |last1=Bunkley |first1=Nick |title=GM adds former Tesla, Lyft exec to board |url=https://www.crainsdetroit.com/people/gm-adds-former-tela-lyft-exec-jon-mcneill-board-directors |access-date=31 October 2023 |publisher=Crains Detroit |date=October 4, 2022}} He founded and served as CEO of Sterling Collision Centers, a national chain of auto body repair shops, until it was acquired by Allstate in 2001.{{cite news |last1=Lawrence |first1=Eric |title=GM adds former Tesla, Lyft executive Jonathan McNeill to board |url=https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2022/10/04/gm-jonathan-mcneill-executive-board-tesla-lyft/69537546007/ |access-date=31 October 2023 |publisher=Detroit Free Press |date=October 4, 2022}}{{cite web |title=Allstate Acquires Sterling Collision Centers |url=https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2001/05/15/13984.htm |website=Insurance Journal |access-date=31 October 2023 |date=May 15, 2001}} In 2006 he served as the CEO of Enservio, a SaaS-based applications provider, until exiting 2015 to join Tesla.{{cite news |last1=Schakenbach |first1=Jim |title=Enservio CEO named Entrepreneur of The Year |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass-high-tech/2012/06/enservio-ceo-named-entrepreneur-of-the-year.html |access-date=25 October 2023 |date=28 June 2012}}
McNeill was introduced to Elon Musk by Sheryl Sandberg in 2015 and served as Tesla’s president of global sales, marketing, policy and services between 2015 and 2018. He joined Lyft as chief operating officer in 2018.{{cite news |last1=Loizos |first1=Connie |title=Former Tesla and Lyft exec Jon McNeill just launched a fund that plans to spin out its own companies |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/27/former-tesla-and-lyft-exec-jon-mcneill-just-launched-a-fund-that-plans-to-spin-out-its-own-companies/ |access-date=25 October 2023 |publisher=TechCrunch |date=27 April 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Korosec |first1=Kirsten |title=Tesla Loses Head of Global Sales To Lyft |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/tesla-loses-head-global-sales-015338020.html |access-date=25 October 2023 |date=7 February 2018}}
In 2016, McNeill joined the board of directors of lululemon athletica.{{cite news |last1=Greene |first1=Dani |title=Jon McNeill joins lululemon athletica Board of Directors |url=https://us.fashionnetwork.com/news/Jon-mcneill-joins-lululemon-athletica-board-of-directors,684348.html |access-date=31 October 2023 |publisher=Fashion Network |date=April 20, 2016}} He also served on the board of directors for TruMotion, a safe driving app he co-founded through the Harvard Innovation Lab which was later merged with Cambridge Mobile Telematics.{{cite web |last1=Broukhim |first1=Pouyan |title=Lyft appoints Tesla Executive as its new COO |url=https://businesschief.com/leadership-and-strategy/lyft-appoints-tesla-executive-its-new-coo-1 |website=Business Chief |access-date=31 October 2023 |date=May 19, 2020}}{{cite news |last=Huetter |first=John |title=No. 1 Cambridge Mobile Telematics buys No. 2 TrueMotion in major auto insurtech deal |url=https://www.repairerdrivennews.com/2021/06/17/no-1-cambridge-mobile-telematics-buys-no-2-truemotion-in-major-auto-insurtech-deal/ |access-date=31 October 2023 |publisher=Repairer Driven News |date=June 17, 2021}} In 2019 he was appointed to serve as an advisory partner for Advent International.{{cite news |last1=Weitemeyer |first1=John |title=Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe promote three to general partner, four to operating partners |url=https://www.buyoutsinsider.com/welsh-carson-anderson-stowe-promote-three-to-general-partner-four-to-operating-partners/ |access-date=31 October 2023 |date=November 4, 2019}} He has served on the board of Tekion, an automotive retail tech company,{{cite news |last1=Tezuka |first1=Maera |title=Automotive retail tech company Tekion raises $150M in Advent-led round |url=https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/automotive-retail-tech-company-tekion-raises-150m-in-advent-led-round-60851952 |access-date=31 October 2023 |date=October 21, 2020}} and as of 2021 served on the boards of CrossFit and Stash.{{cite news |last1=Tan |first1=Gillian |title=Fintech Unicorn Stash Names First Independent Director, New CFO |url=https://www.fa-mag.com/news/fintech-unicorn-stash-names-first-independent-director--new-cfo-63035.html |access-date=31 October 2023 |publisher=Financial Advisor Magazine |date=July 12, 2021}} In October 2022 he joined the board of directors of General Motors (GM). In November 2023, McNeill was named vice chairman of the board of Cruise, which was later acquired by GM.{{cite news |last=Bellan |first=Kirsten Korosec and Rebecca |title=Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt resigns |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/19/cruise-co-founder-and-ceo-kyle-vogt-resigns/ |access-date=29 November 2023 |work=TechCrunch |date=20 November 2023}}{{Cite news |last=Hall |first=Kalea |date=February 4, 2025 |title=GM takes full control of Cruise in autonomous personal vehicle shift |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/general-motors-acquires-full-ownership-cruise-autonomous-business-2025-02-04/ |access-date=March 4, 2025 |work=Reuters}}
In April 2020, McNeill co-founded venture incubator DVx Ventures, then DeltaV.{{cite news |last1=Walrath |first1=Rowan |title=Inside Jon McNeill's plans for venture incubator DeltaV in Boston |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/inno/stories/news/2020/05/04/inside-jon-mcneills-plans-for-venture-incubator.html |access-date=25 October 2023 |date=4 May 2020}} As of January 2025, DVx had launched 12 companies, including VistaShares, and raised approximately $100 million in funds.{{Cite web |last=Primack |first=Dan |date=2024-11-18 |title=Startup incubator DVx raises $100 million |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/11/18/dvx-startu-incubator-100-million |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=Axios |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Weiss |first=Miles |date=October 14, 2025 |title=Former Tesla Executive McNeill Starts Firm to Run ETFs |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-14/former-tesla-executive-mcneill-starts-money-manager-to-run-etfs |access-date=March 2, 2025 |work=Bloomberg}}