Tekedra Mawakana is an American businesswoman and lawyer who currently serves as co-chief executive officer of Waymo.
14 Facts About Tekedra Mawakana
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Tekedra Mawakana was born in the US state of Mississippi and later resided in Georgia, Texas, and Virginia.
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Tekedra Mawakana received her Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Trinity Washington University in 1993, before earning her Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School.
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Tekedra Mawakana then held a corporate counsel position at the "mid-size Washington-area" telecommunications company Startec Global Communications.
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Tekedra Mawakana then served as eBay's head of global government relations for 14 months, starting in 2016.
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Tekedra Mawakana joined Waymo as vice president of public policy and government affairs in 2017.
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Tekedra Mawakana was promoted to chief operating officer in 2019, overseeing the company's communications and marketing, business development and operations, corporate social responsibility, and public relations and policy.
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Tekedra Mawakana has served as co-chief executive officer of Waymo since April 2021.
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Tekedra Mawakana's role focuses on business, while co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov concentrates on technology.
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Tekedra Mawakana is the second Black woman to head a self-driving technology company.
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Tekedra Mawakana serves on the Consumer Technology Association's board of industry leaders, on Boom Supersonic's advisory council, and Intuit's board of directors.
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Tekedra Mawakana is on the advisory board of the investment company Operator Collective, as well as the board of advocacy group Saving Promise, which works to prevent domestic violence.
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Tekedra Mawakana has served as chairperson of the Internet Association and on the board of the Global Network Initiative.
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Tekedra Mawakana was included in Automotive News 2020 list of "100 leading women" in the North American automotive industry for her work at Waymo.