Tekedra Mawakana
InvestorOpCo Board of Advisors & Operator LP; Co-CEO, Waymo at Operator Collective · Co-Chief Executive Officer at Waymo
San Francisco Bay Area
About
Tekedra Mawakana is Co-CEO of Waymo. She participates in Operator Collective as an Operator Limited Partner and serves on its Board of Advisors. Operator Collective is a venture community of executives currently building, running, and growing tech companies.
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- t•••@waymo.comreveal75% confident
Beyond investing
- Boards
- Serves on the Operator Collective Board of Advisors.
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Co-Chief Executive Officer at Waymo
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Waymo's investors · 10
AlphabetMountain View · since 2026Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2026Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checksCapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksOperator CollectivePalo Alto · $500K – $1.5M checksPrime VenturesAmsterdam · $5.4M – $16.2M checksSV AngelSan FranciscoT. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2026Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2026
Experience
- WaymoCo-Chief Executive Officer (CEO)current2021 — present
- WaymoBoard of Directorscurrent2021 — present
- WaymoChief Operating Officer (COO)2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- WaymoChief External Officer (CXO)2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- WaymoGlobal Head of Policy2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Operator CollectiveLP + Board of Advisorscurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- IntuitBoard of Directorscurrent2020 — present
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT Presidential CEO Advisory Boardcurrent2024 — present
- Boom SupersonicAdvisory Council2021 — 2026
- LyteAdvisory Board2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Consumer Technology AssociationBoard of Industry Leaders2019 — 2021
- Bay Area CouncilMember, Board of Directors2018 — 2020
- eBayVP, Global Government Relations and Public Policy2016 — 2017San Jose, CA
- YahooVP & Deputy General Counsel, Global Public Policy2013 — 2016
- Global Network InitiativeBoard of Directors2014 — 2016Washington, DC
- Internet AssociationChairwoman, Board of Directors2012 — 2015Washington, DC
- AOLSVP & Deputy General Counsel (2009-2013); VP & Chief Counsel (2007-2009), Public Policy2007 — 2013Washington, DC
- AOLAssistant General Counsel (2003-2007); Senior Counsel (2001-2003)2001 — 2007Dulles, VA
- Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)Board of Directors2010 — 2013Washington, DC
- Startec Global CommunicationsSenior Corporate Counsel2000 — 2001Bethesda, MD
- Steptoe & Johnson LLPAssociate (Telecom and IP groups)1996 — 2000Washington, DC
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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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tekedra Mawakana?
- Tekedra Mawakana is Co-CEO of Waymo. She participates in Operator Collective as an Operator Limited Partner and serves on its Board of Advisors. Operator Collective is a venture community of executives currently building, running, and growing tech companies.
- Where does Tekedra Mawakana work?
- Tekedra Mawakana is OpCo Board of Advisors & Operator LP; Co-CEO, Waymo at Operator Collective and Co-Chief Executive Officer at Waymo.
- Where did Tekedra Mawakana go to school?
- Tekedra Mawakana studied at Columbia Law School (Doctor of Law - JD, Law); Trinity Washington University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude).
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Boom Supersonic mafia7
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Operator Collective mafia3
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Same school
Also attended Columbia Law School54
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
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Shared employers
Also worked at eBay167
Josh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalLogan GreenCo-founder of LyftKen HoweryCo-founder of PayPal and Founders FundClément DelangueCo-founder & CEO of Hugging FaceRon GuraCo-founder & CEO of EmpathyJack AbrahamFounder, CEO & Managing Partner of Atomic
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Also worked at Yahoo305
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCAmjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit
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Also worked at AOL105
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
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