Allen Narcisse is the CEO of Gigs, a marketplace that lists jobs with varying degrees of flexibility and requiring different skill levels. He previously had leading roles at UberEATS and Lyft, and was COO of Workrise. Before sitting on a panel for the Zócalo/The James Irvine Foundation public program in Oakland, “What Is a Good Job Now? In Gig Work,” he swung by the green room to chat vinyl, Iowa, and Denzel.
Levi Sumagaysay reports on the California economy for CalMatters. She previously worked at MarketWatch and the Mercury News. Before moderating the Zócalo/The James Irvine Foundation panel in Oakland, …
Shelly Steward is the chief research officer at The Workers Lab and former director of the Aspen Institute’s Future of Work Initiative. Before sitting on a panel for …
Sergio Avedian is a senior contributor at The Rideshare Guy. He is an active rideshare driver, and a consultant and advocate. Before sitting on a panel for the Zócalo/The James …
In a week when a federal labor rule went into effect making it easier for app-based gig workers to be classified as employees (with significant pushback), and a month after …
This piece publishes as part of the Zócalo/The James Irvine Foundation public program and editorial series, “What Is a Good Job Now?” which investigates low-wage …
