Tekedra Mawakana
InvestorOpCo Board of Advisors & Operator LP; Co-CEO, Waymo at Operator Collective
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedWaymo
About
Board of Advisors member and Operator LP, and Co-CEO and former COO of Waymo. She previously led global teams at eBay, Yahoo, AOL, and Startec.
Experience
- WaymoCo-Chief Executive Officer (CEO)current2021 β present
- WaymoBoard of Directorscurrent2021 β present
- WaymoChief Operating Officer (COO)2019 β 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- WaymoChief External Officer (CXO)2018 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- WaymoGlobal Head of Policy2017 β 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Operator CollectiveLP + Board of Advisorscurrent2019 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- IntuitBoard of Directorscurrent2020 β present
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT Presidential CEO Advisory Boardcurrent2024 β present
- Boom SupersonicAdvisory Council2021 β 2026
- LyteAdvisory Board2020 β 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Consumer Technology AssociationBoard of Industry Leaders2019 β 2021
- Bay Area CouncilMember, Board of Directors2018 β 2020
- eBayVP, Global Government Relations and Public Policy2016 β 2017San Jose, CA
- YahooVP & Deputy General Counsel, Global Public Policy2013 β 2016
- Global Network InitiativeBoard of Directors2014 β 2016Washington, DC
- Internet AssociationChairwoman, Board of Directors2012 β 2015Washington, DC
- AOLSVP & Deputy General Counsel (2009-2013); VP & Chief Counsel (2007-2009), Public Policy2007 β 2013Washington, DC
- AOLAssistant General Counsel (2003-2007); Senior Counsel (2001-2003)2001 β 2007Dulles, VA
- Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)Board of Directors2010 β 2013Washington, DC
- Startec Global CommunicationsSenior Corporate Counsel2000 β 2001Bethesda, MD
Education
- Columbia Law SchoolDoctor of Law - JD, Law
- Trinity Washington UniversityBachelor of Arts, magna cum laude
Same school
Also attended Columbia Law School49
Sapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionHoward CoxSpecial Limited Partner at Greylock PartnersPria NarsimanGeneral Counsel at GreycroftJack LevyInvestor at Israel Cleantech VenturesAlexander KhutorskyVice President, Mergers & Acquisitions at DuPont at The Innovation SpaceRay KohCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Lotus Venture Partners
+ 43 more
Shared employers
Also worked at eBay134
Josh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesMike FridgenVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupRajan MehraPartner at March Capital PartnersWilliam HsuCo-Founder & Partner at Mucker CapitalShakhina PulatovaInvestor at Storm Ventures
+ 128 more
Also worked at Yahoo239
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesFrΓ©dΓ©rique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Marcie VuPartner at GreycroftIsabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauPaul LevineOperating Partner at Sapphire Ventures
+ 233 more
Also worked at AOL94
Chamath PalihapitiyaFounder & CEO of Social CapitalSteve CaseChairman & CEO of Revolution; co-founder of AOLJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersDan RuchPartner at Rho VenturesGreg RudinBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesTed LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at Revolution
+ 88 more
Also worked at Steptoe & Johnson LLP2
Colleagues at Operator Collective
Allison Barr Allen
Investor at Operator Collective
Anna Jacobson
Partner & Chief AI Enablement Officer at Operator Collective
Anu Bharadwaj
President, Atlassian at Operator Collective
Caroline Caswell
Marketing Partner at Operator Collective
Cathy Polinsky
Investor at Operator Collective
Claire Hughes Johnson
Corporate Officer, Stripe at Operator Collective
Dan Scheinman
Board Director: Zoom, Arista, Sentinel One at Operator Collective
Dana Marohn Spiliotis
Partner at Operator Collective



















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