Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this View From The Top interview, Amira Weeks, MBA '26, speaks with Tekedra Mawakana, Co-CEO of Waymo, the world's leading autonomous vehicle company.
Tekedra shares her journey from Mississippi to Columbia Law School to co-leading one of the most transformative technology companies of our time. She reflects on why she left the certainty of established tech giants to bet on a moonshot, and what it took to build public trust in a self-driving car. She offers candid insights on building a safety-first culture, navigating government regulation, owning mistakes publicly, and expanding access to autonomous technology.
In this View From The Top interview, Amira Weeks, MBA '26, speaks with Tekedra Mawakana, Co-CEO of Waymo, the world's leading autonomous vehicle company.
Tekedra shares her journey from Mississippi to Columbia Law School to co-leading one of the most transformative technology companies of our time. She reflects on why she left the certainty of established tech giants to bet on a moonshot, and what it took to build public trust in a self-driving car. She offers candid insights on building a safety-first culture, navigating government regulation, owning mistakes publicly, and expanding access to autonomous technology.
