Lila Tretikov

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Lila Tretikov
Ляля Третьякова
Tretikov in 2014
Born
Olga Tretyakova

(1978-01-25) January 25, 1978 (age 46)
NationalityRussian
OccupationFormer executive director of Wikimedia Foundation

Lila Tretikov (/ˈllə ˈtrɛtɪkɒf/) (born Olga (Lyalya)[a] Tretyakova, Russian: Ольга (Ляля) Третьяко́ва, January 25, 1978)[1] is a Russian-American engineer and manager.[2]

Early life and education

Tretikov was born in Moscow,

majors were computer science and art, and she researched machine learning.[6]

Tretikov introduced to WMF employees.

Career

In 1999, Tretikov began working as a

software engineer in California, where she co-authored several software patents and was a specialist in enterprise software.[7][8]

Tretikov started her professional career at Sun Microsystems as an engineer at the Sun-Netscape Alliance, where she worked on the Java server.[clarification needed] She then founded GrokDigital, a technology marketing company, and was later appointed chief information officer and vice president of engineering at SugarCRM Inc.[9] In 2012, she was a Stevie Awards bronze winner in the category for "Female Executive of the Year‍—‌Business Services‍—‌11 to 2,500 Employees‍—‌Computer Hardware & Software".[10] She has co-authored several patents in intelligent data mapping and dynamic language applications.[11][12]

Tretikov was appointed executive director of the

Knowledge Engine project and disagreements with the staff,[7][8] with her last day being March 31, 2016.[15] She was succeeded by Katherine Maher
in March 2016.

On March 16, 2016, it was announced that Tretikov had been invited by the

Rackspace,[citation needed] and joined the board of directors of Volvo Cars in March 2021.[18] She joined Microsoft Corporation in 2018, and currently is listed as its Corporate Vice President & Deputy Chief Technology Officer.[19]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Lyalya" is a Russian-language diminutive from the first name "Olga"

References

  1. ^ Deubner, Chip (May 1, 2014). WMF Monthly Metrics Meeting (Videotape) – via Wikimedia Commons.
  2. ^ "Reimagining the arts with immersive technology". Microsoft. August 6, 2019. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022.
  3. TIME
    . Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  4. ^ Swartz, Jon (November 27, 2012). "Women band together, make inroads into tech". USA Today. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Wikipedia 15: Lightning Talk Session". YouTube. January 16, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  6. ^
    UC Berkeley. Archived from the original
    on August 24, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Hern, Alex (February 26, 2016). "Head of Wikimedia resigns over search engine plans". The Guardian.
  8. ^
    Spiegel Online
    . February 26, 2016.
  9. ^ "Executive Profile: Lila Tretikov". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on May 1, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  10. ^ "Stevie Awards For Women in Business: 2012 Stevie Award Winners". stevieawards.com. Fairfax, VA: Stevie Awards, Inc. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  11. ^ a b Kiss, Jemima; Gibbs, Samuel. "Wikipedia boss Lila Tretikov: 'Glasnost taught me much about freedom of information'". The Guardian. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  12. ^ "Patent Search". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  13. Wall Street Journal
    . Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  14. New York Times
    . Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  15. ^ Lila Tretikov (February 25, 2016). "Thank you for our time together". Wikimedia Foundation.
  16. ^ "Meet the Young, Tech-Savvy, Civic-Minded Innovators Driving The Fourth Industrial Revolution – Press releases". World Economic Forum. March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  17. ^ Hart, Michael (August 25, 2014). "Wikimedia Foundation Director Named to OpenEd Board". THE Journal.
  18. ^ "Volvo Cars appoints Lila Tretikov and Diarmuid O'Connell to Board of Directors". March 30, 2021.
  19. ^ "Lila Tretikov | Xylem US". www.xylem.com. Retrieved November 8, 2022.

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