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Tekedra Mawakana

Co-Chief Executive Officer, Waymo

  • Co-Chief Executive Officer, Waymo13

Tekedra Mawakana is co-CEO of Waymo, the autonomous driving technology company, where Mawakana is responsible for overall company strategy with a focus on commercializing the Waymo Driver. Mawakana previously served as Waymo's chief operating officer and was named co-CEO alongside Dmitri Dolgov in April 2021.12

At a glance

Current role
Co-Chief Executive Officer
Company
Waymo
Sector
Company
Fields
Robotics
Work listed
1
Honors
1
Sources cited
3
Profile reviewed

Career

Mawakana began their career at the law firm Steptoe & Johnson LLP, working with regulated technology and telecom industries and on global technology transactions. Before Waymo, Mawakana led global teams at eBay, Yahoo, AOL and Startec, advising consumer technology companies over more than two decades.1

At Waymo, Mawakana served as chief operating officer. In an April 2021 message to employees, then-CEO John Krafcik announced that Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov, most recently COO and CTO, would lead the company as co-CEOs.12

Other roles

Waymo's biography lists Mawakana as a member of the Board of Directors of Intuit and of the Advisory Council of Boom Technology, and as an advisor to the Operator Collective.1

Work and contributions

  • Waymo Driver Proprietary product

    As co-CEO, Mawakana is responsible for Waymo's overall strategy, with a primary focus on the commercial deployment and adoption of the Waymo Driver.1

Timeline

  1. Named co-CEO of Waymo alongside Dmitri Dolgov, after serving as chief operating officer.2

Other documented roles

Roles the sources document that are not confirmed as current.

  • Chief Operating Officer (before April 2021), Waymo12
  • Led global teams before joining Waymo, eBay, Yahoo, AOL and Startec1

Honors and recognition

  • TIME100 AI list · TIME1

Where they work

  • Waymo 4 people in the wiki

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References

3 sources · profile reviewed Oct 22, 2026 · data updated Oct 22, 2026

  1. Tekedra Mawakana, Co-Chief Executive Officer — Waymo leadershipWaymo · Official page · accessed Oct 22, 2026
  2. Capstone of my career: Email from John Krafcik to WaymonautsWaymo · Announcement · published Apr 2, 2021 · accessed Oct 22, 2026
  3. Waymo — About, leadership teamWaymo · Official page · accessed Oct 22, 2026