Chief’s The New Era of Leadership Awards Honor Zum CEO Ritu Narayan for Modernizing Student Transportation

Today modern student transportation company Zūm  announced that Founder and CEO Ritu Narayan has been recognized by Chief, the most powerful network of senior executive women, in its The New Era of Leadership Awards.

Narayan is named as one of 100 exceptional executive women who are redefining what it means to lead. 

“I started Zum with the mission to make student transportation safe, reliable and equitable for every child, family, driver and school,” said Narayan. “I am honored to be recognized by Chief’s The New Era of Leadership Awards alongside so many inspiring women leaders, and I am proud of how Zum is leading a national movement for increased safety, efficiency and transparency in student transportation.”

Narayan was selected by an esteemed panel of judges, including executives from Morgan Stanley, Squarespace, The Walt Disney Company, National Geographic, Axios, Tripadvisor, Etsy and more. The judges evaluated each nomination based on innovation, empathy, creativity, purpose and resilience.

“The New Era of Leadership honors the trailblazing women who are redefining what it means to lead — driving transformation, breaking barriers, and shaping the future of business,” said Alison Moore, CEO of Chief. “We are thrilled to recognize another 100 exceptional executives and 25 standout honorees in the second year of these awards — a reflection of the powerful impact women are making across industries every day.”

Zum unifies parents, students, school administrators and drivers on a single personalized end-to-end technology platform, enabling never-before achieved levels of visibility and data-backed accountability. Through the Zum app, parents can view a profile of their child’s bus driver, along with real-time tracking and notifications about their school bus location and their child’s pickup or dropoff status. Zum also allows administrators to optimize routes and provides staff with real-time data and performance reports.

Zum currently serves thousands of schools across 14 states, including districts in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland; Boston; Seattle; Spokane; Nashville; Omaha; Kansas City, Mo.; Howard County, Md.; and more.

To see the full list of The New Era of Leadership honorees, visit https://thenewera.chief.com.