Zum CEO and Founder Ritu Narayan Named One of 2024's Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Zūm, the leader in modern school transportation, announced that Zum CEO and Founder Ritu Narayan has been named one of 2024's Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business.

The San Francisco Business Times' annual awards recognize "the most powerful, inspiring and influential women" in the region. Past honorees include Fortune 500 CEOs, Nobel laureates, founders and funders, scientists, C-suite executives and others from across the Bay Area business and nonprofit community.

Honorees will be recognized at a gala on Oct. 10 and featured in a special edition of the San Francisco Business Times.

"It is an honor to be part of the 2024 class of Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business alongside so many inspiring and innovative leaders," said Ritu Narayan, Founder and CEO at Zum. "I founded Zum to solve the decades-long problem of student transportation. We got our start in the Bay Area with tremendous support from schools and families – and, today, Zum is leading the industry forward by delivering safe, reliable, sustainable and equitable rides in school districts nationwide."