Lila Tretikov
InvestorPartner, Head of AI Strategy at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · Board Director NASDAQ STO: VOLCAR at Volvo Cars Tech Fund · Board Director NYSE: UBS at UBS · Board director at Toloka Group · Board director at Horizon3 Ai
United States
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About
Lila Tretikov is a Partner and Head of AI Strategy at NEA, investing across multiple stages, sectors, and geographies. Previously, she served as Deputy CTO at Microsoft leading AI transformation initiatives, and held executive roles including SVP at Engie and CEO of Terrawatt, where she oversaw the company's pivot toward new energy sources. She also served as CEO of Wikimedia Foundation, where she established the Wikipedia Endowment and developed the organization's AI strategy.
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AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy
Board director at Toloka Group
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Olga MegorskayaFounder & CEO
Board director at Horizon3 Ai
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Horizon3 Ai's investors · 10
9Yards CapitalNew York · $100K – $10M checksAcrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checksCraft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checksNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2025NewView CapitalBurlingameNightDragonSan FranciscoQualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checksRaptor GroupMiami BeachRidge VenturesSan Francisco · $2M – $7M checksSignalFireSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks
Co-founders at Horizon3 Ai
Experience
- UBSBoard Director NYSE: UBScurrent2025 — presentSwitzerland
- Volvo CarsBoard Director NASDAQ STO: VOLCARcurrent2021 — present
- Xylem Inc.Board Director NYSE: XYLcurrent2020 — present
- CapgeminiBoard Director OTCMKTS: CGEMYcurrent2020 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Head of AI Strategy, Partnercurrent2024 — present
- MicrosoftDeputy Chief Technology Officer2020 — 2024
- MicrosoftCorporate Vice President, AI, Perception, XR2018 — 2020
- ENGIE Global energy management solutionsCEO & Vice Chair, Terrawatt & Senior Vice President, Engie2017 — 2019Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- Wikimedia Foundation and Wikipedia EndownmentChief Executive Officer2014 — 2017San Francisco, CA
- Rackspace, the #1 managed cloud companyBoard Director NYSE: RAX2014 — 2017San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area
- OnfidoBoard Director2016London Area, United Kingdom
- DFJVenture Capitalist2015 — 2016
- BonsaiBoard Director2014 — 2016
- OpenEd aquired by ACTBoard Director2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- CrunchbaseBoard Advisor2014 — 2016
- nam.RBoard Director, Founder XPAR: ALNMR2014Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Zamurai aquired by join.meBoard Director2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- SugarCRMVarious: Chief Product Officer, CIO, VP Marketing, Sales and Services2008 — 2014Cupertino, CA
- Evolving SystemsGM Software2006 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
- Bank of AmericaGM Digital2003 — 2006San Francisco
- grokDigitalFounder & CEO2000 — 2003
Skills & more
CybersecurityBoard GovernanceProduct Strategies8Cloud Computing89Professional Services25Customer Support3Architecture12SaaS98Channel Partners7Business Strategy29Agile Methodologies37Management Consulting12
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User InterfaceStrategyCRMOpen SourceStart-upsBusiness ProcessOutsourcingP&L ManagementLanguages English · French · Russian
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Deals · 3
Horizon3 AiBoard seat
via New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · filed May 2025 · $100M raise
Toloka GroupBoard seat
via New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · filed May 2025 · $90M raise
Onfido LtdBoard seat
via New Enterprise Associates (NEA) · filed Apr 2020 · $125.2M raise
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Colleagues at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Aaron Jacobson
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Alex Sharata
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Alexa Grabelle
Associate at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Ali Behbahani
Partner, Co-Head of Healthcare at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Andrew Schoen
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Ann Bordetsky
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Arjun Jain
Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Aya Somai
Associate at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lila Tretikov?
- Lila Tretikov is a Partner and Head of AI Strategy at NEA, investing across multiple stages, sectors, and geographies. Previously, she served as Deputy CTO at Microsoft leading AI transformation initiatives, and held executive roles including SVP at Engie and CEO of Terrawatt, where she oversaw the company's pivot toward new energy sources. She also served as CEO of Wikimedia Foundation, where she established the Wikipedia Endowment and developed the organization's AI strategy.
- Where does Lila Tretikov work?
- Lila Tretikov is Partner, Head of AI Strategy at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Board director at Toloka Group and Board director at Horizon3 Ai.
- What does Lila Tretikov invest in?
- Lila Tretikov invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Energy.
- What boards does Lila Tretikov sit on?
- Lila Tretikov holds tracked board seats at Horizon3 Ai, Onfido Ltd, Toloka Group.
- Where did Lila Tretikov go to school?
- Lila Tretikov studied at Stanford University (Director's College); Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (Executive Education); University of California, Berkeley (Computer Science, Art, Artificial Intelligence).
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
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Shared employers
Also worked at Capgemini167
Lavinia FerriAssociate at P101 VenturesLuca FerraresiProject Specialist at P101 VenturesKulpreet SinghOperating Advisor at OpenOceanLouise HagenInvestor at Luminar VenturesAziz GilaniAssociate at Mercury FundJeff SturmanExecutive Venture Partner at Caduceus Capital Partners
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Also worked at Microsoft1,852
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates FoundationMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at Anthropic
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Also worked at SugarCRM12
Larry AugustinInvestor at EPIC VENTURESDivya RaghavanPrincipal at Hitachi VenturesJosh SteinManaging Partner at Threshold VenturesSomrat NiyogiGeneral Partner at Recall CapitalLars NordwallAdvisor at CreandumBrooke SeawellVenture Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
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Also worked at Bank of America445
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