Chris Riley

Chris Riley is the Chief Commercial Officer of Glydways, responsible for growing global business, partnerships and corporate reputation.

Glydways is a new mass transit system, that revolutionizes both the transit rider experience and traditional poor economics. It offers every individual a personal on demand, non-stop, 24/7 journey in their own autonomous electric vehicle, at a very low price. And for cities, Glydways offers much lower costs to build and run compared with other transit modes. When combined with higher ridership, this attracts private financing and helps create profitable public transit systems that do not require subsidies. 

Now based in the Bay Area in California, Chris has a business and marketing background, having held senior positions with Ogilvy in Asia Pacific advising global brands for over 30 years. This creative enterprise experience is ideal for helping to bring Glydways to new markets and scale operations as it becomes operationally ready.

Glydways has already been awarded several contracts for San Jose City, East Contra Costa County in California, Port Authority NYNJ, Bluewaters Dubai and has recently broken ground for a Pilot Demonstration in South Metro Atlanta, which opens to the public in December 2026. Additionally, there are hundreds of other live discussions on projects with interested stakeholders across the world.

Glydways recently achieved a close for a successful Series C investment round which is backed by Suzuki, Khosla Ventures, ACS Infra, Obayashi, New Science Ventures, ENEOS, Mitsui Chemicals, Sam Altman and Gates Frontier. 

As Glydways continues to expand, it’s more than 250 employees believe that we offer a solution that cities urgently need to help solve congestion, and that provides a uniquely better way to move people.