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Tekedra Mawakana

Investor

OpCo Board of Advisors & Operator LP; Co-CEO, Waymo at Operator Collective · Co-Chief Executive Officers at Waymo

San Francisco Bay Area

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997 people in our graph share verified history with Tekedra — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Hannah SealunlockedTekedra: together at eBay (2016)
×2Tekedra: together at Waymo
×5Tekedra: together at AOL
Tekedra: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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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Beyond investing

Boards
Serves on the Operator Collective Board of Advisors.

Mentioned above: the Operator Collective mafia →

From Tekedra's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Co-Chief Executive Officers at Waymo

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Waymo's investors · 11

AlphabetMountain View · since 2026Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2026Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checksCapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checksDST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · $100K – $200M checks · since 2026Kleiner 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

  1. WaymoCo-Chief Executive Officer (CEO)current2021 — present
  2. WaymoBoard of Directorscurrent2021 — present
  3. WaymoChief Operating Officer (COO)2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  4. WaymoChief External Officer (CXO)2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  5. WaymoGlobal Head of Policy2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Operator CollectiveLP + Board of Advisorscurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. IntuitBoard of Directorscurrent2020 — present
  8. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT Presidential CEO Advisory Boardcurrent2024 — present
  9. Boom SupersonicAdvisory Council2021 — 2026
  10. LyteAdvisory Board2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  11. Consumer Technology AssociationBoard of Industry Leaders2019 — 2021
  12. Bay Area CouncilMember, Board of Directors2018 — 2020
  13. eBayVP, Global Government Relations and Public Policy2016 — 2017San Jose, CA
  14. YahooVP & Deputy General Counsel, Global Public Policy2013 — 2016
  15. Global Network InitiativeBoard of Directors2014 — 2016Washington, DC
  16. Internet AssociationChairwoman, Board of Directors2012 — 2015Washington, DC
  17. AOLSVP & Deputy General Counsel (2009-2013); VP & Chief Counsel (2007-2009), Public Policy2007 — 2013Washington, DC
  18. AOLAssistant General Counsel (2003-2007); Senior Counsel (2001-2003)2001 — 2007Dulles, VA
  19. Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)Board of Directors2010 — 2013Washington, DC
  20. Startec Global CommunicationsSenior Corporate Counsel2000 — 2001Bethesda, MD
  21. Steptoe & Johnson LLPAssociate (Telecom and IP groups)1996 — 2000Washington, DC

Investments

Investor

Espa

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Operator Collective

Allison 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

Network1

Adam D'Angelo
Angel

Investors connected to Tekedra in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

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 Officers at Waymo.
What companies has Tekedra Mawakana invested in?
Investments tracked here include Espa.
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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Shared employers

Also worked at Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)1

Amit Elazari, Dr. J.S.DFounder at Open Policy