Tekedra N. Mawakana

CEO

San Francisco, California, United States30 yrs 3 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Co-CEO of Waymo, leading autonomous driving innovation.
  • Board member at Intuit, influencing corporate governance.
  • Over 20 years in advancing global consumer technology.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in autonomous driving technology and consumer tech governance.

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Tekedra Mawakana is the co-CEO of Waymo, an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. For the past 20+ years, she’s worked to advance consumer technology companies globally. Under her leadership, Waymo has earned prestigious recognition, including Fast Company’s Most Innovative Company of 2025, TIME 100, and Popular Science’s Best of What’s New. Beyond her role at Waymo, Tekedra serves on the Board of Directors for Intuit and advances social impact-focused investments as a limited partner and advisor with the Operator Collective.

Experience

30 yrs 3 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
2 yrs 3 mos
Current Experience

Massachusetts institute of technology

MIT Presidential CEO Advisory Board

Feb 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

Waymo

5 roles

Board of Directors

May 2021 – Present · 5 yrs

Co-Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Promoted

Apr 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 1 mo

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Sep 2019 – Apr 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos

Chief External Officer (CXO)

Promoted

May 2018 – Sep 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

Global Head of Policy

Mar 2017 – May 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos

Boom supersonic

Advisory Council

May 2021 – Mar 2026 · 4 yrs 10 mos

Intuit

Board of Directors

Oct 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 7 mos

  • • Committees: Compensation and Organization Development; Nomination and Governance

Lyte

Advisory Board

Apr 2020 – Mar 2022 · 1 yr 11 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Operator collective

LP + Board of Advisors

Jun 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 11 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Consumer technology association

Board of Industry Leaders

Jan 2019 – Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Bay area council

Member, Board of Directors

Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 · 2 yrs

Ebay

VP, Global Government Relations and Public Policy

Feb 2016 – Mar 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo · San Jose, CA

Global network initiative

Board of Directors

Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 · 2 yrs · Washington, DC

Yahoo

VP & Deputy General Counsel, Global Public Policy

May 2013 – Jan 2016 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Internet association

Chairwoman, Board of Directors

Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 · 3 yrs · Washington, DC

Information technology industry council (iti)

Board of Directors

Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 · 3 yrs · Washington, DC

Aol

2 roles

SVP & Deputy General Counsel (2009-2013); VP & Chief Counsel (2007-2009), Public Policy

Promoted

Jan 2007 – May 2013 · 6 yrs 4 mos

Assistant General Counsel (2003-2007); Senior Counsel (2001-2003)

Jan 2001 – Jan 2007 · 6 yrs

Startec global communications

Senior Corporate Counsel

Jan 2000 – Jan 2001 · 1 yr · Bethesda, MD

Steptoe & johnson llp

Associate (Telecom and IP groups)

Jan 1996 – Jan 2000 · 4 yrs · Washington, DC

  • Pro Bono Program (1997-2001)

Education

Columbia Law School

Doctor of Law - JD — Law

Trinity Washington University

Bachelor of Arts

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