Ken Lewis

Ken is a founder of The Driver’s Cooperative, which operates Coop-Ride, a new ride hailing taxi service. Coop-Ride is owned by the drivers who are involved in democratically running their Company. Drivers pay just 15% on fares and profits will be shared among member-owners. Ken has spent most of his working life in New York City passenger transportation, including at signature programs as Access-A-Ride and EZPass. Like many of his fellow immigrants, he started life in NY as a cab driver and drives to this day. Along the way, he has seen this once respected occupation — a pathway to the American Dream for countless immigrants — become decimated by exploitative ride-hailing giants. Coop-Ride, is not only an innovative ride-hailing service, but also a movement to transform drivers’ economic circumstances and restore dignity to New York’s driver community.