Prashanthi is an established public policy executive with proven experience shaping the vision and message of an organization as it relates to policy, compliance, and legislative affairs.

Throughout her career, she has demonstrated a strong ability to build relationships at all levels in the public sector, including Local, State, and Federal. Peers respect her ability to align internal projects, programs, and corporate priorities with external-facing industry, brand, legislative and compliance requirements.

Building off her tech and transportation experience at Lyft for over 5 years, she is now leading the political and government relations strategy and execution at Cruise as Global Government Affairs.

We’re Cruise, a self-driving service designed for the cities we love. We are building the world’s most advanced self-driving vehicles to safely connect people to the places, things, and experiences they care about. We believe self-driving vehicles will help save lives, reimagine cities, redefine time in transit, and restore freedom of movement for many. Backed by some of the world’s most respected companies like General Motors, SoftBank, Honda, and T. Rowe Price, we operate as a fast-moving startup with deep financial resources. Their backing for our technology demonstrates their confidence in our progress, team, and vision and makes us one of the leading autonomous vehicle organizations in the industry. Our partnership with General Motors enables us to manufacture a fully integrated self-driving vehicle that is 100% electric, and we believe this approach is crucial to truly solving transportation challenges a global scale. Cruisers have the opportunity to define new ways of working and learn from world-class leaders in their field. This is a place where dreamers and doers can succeed.