Zum Appoints JoAnn Covington as General Counsel

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Jul 16, 2025, 06:30 ET

Former Glydways and Proterra executive brings three decades of experience in transportation and technology

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Zūm, the leader in modern student transportation, today announced the appointment of JoAnn Covington, who joins the company as General Counsel. Covington will work with the Zum management team and Board to provide strategic legal advice and set governance policies as Zum continues to deliver safe, reliable, sustainable and equitable student transportation nationwide.

Zūm, the leader in modern student transportation, today announced the appointment of JoAnn Covington, who joins the company as General Counsel. Covington will work with the Zum management team and Board to provide strategic legal advice and set governance policies as Zum continues to deliver safe, reliable, sustainable and equitable student transportation nationwide.

Covington previously was Chief Legal Officer at Glydways, a sustainable public transportation system provider; and Chief Legal Officer at Proterra, a manufacturer of battery-electric transit buses, battery systems and fleet charging infrastructure. Covington previously held leadership roles at technology companies Rocket Fuel Inc. and Electronic Arts (EA).

"I am excited to help Zum achieve its vision to provide safe, efficient, flexible school transportation," said JoAnn Covington, General Counsel at Zum. "In this role, I can bring together my work revolutionizing and reimagining public transportation as general counsel to clean transportation companies, and my extensive experience working with cutting-edge software companies to deliver on Zum's promise for school districts, communities, drivers, children and families."

"We're delighted to welcome JoAnn to Zum as we continue to lead a national movement in modernizing student transportation and improving grid resilience for communities nationwide," said Ritu Narayan, Founder and CEO at Zum. "JoAnn brings invaluable expertise in transportation, technology and renewable energy — knowledge that aligns perfectly with our mission to deliver increased safety and reliability and to return energy from EV school buses back to the grid."

Zum is a national leader in modern student transportation, serving more than 4,000 schools across 14 states nationwide with strong existing partnerships in many of the largest school districts across the U.S., including Los Angeles Unified, San Francisco Unified, Oakland Unified, Seattle Public Schools, Boston Public Schools, Omaha Public Schools and Kansas City Public Schools.

To learn more about how Zum is working with thousands of schools to deliver safe, reliable and modern student transportation, please visit Zum's website.

About Zūm
Zum is a modern transportation solution transforming school transportation, the largest mass transit system in the U.S. Today, the company provides turnkey modern transportation solutions to school districts in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Utah, and Virginia, and is expanding rapidly nationwide. Recognized globally for its innovative transportation and energy as a service platform, Zum has been featured among Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, CNBC Disruptor 50, CNBC Changemakers, World Economic Forum and Financial Times' Fastest Growing Companies. Learn more about Zum at www.ridezum.com.