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Don Burnette

Founder and CEO of Kodiak AI (autonomous trucking, founded 2018); previously a software tech lead at Uber ATG, co-founder of Otto (acquired by Uber), and on the Google self-driving project. MS in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon.

American · 3 current roles · 3 foundings

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Current roles (3)

Kodiak AI Founder & CEOSecondary-verified
Kodiak Robotics Co-Founder & CEOReported, not verified
Kodiak AI Co-founder & CEOsince 2018-01-01Secondary-verified

Foundings (3)

Kodiak AIfounded 2018-01-01cofounder
Kodiak AIfounded 2018-01-01cofounder
Kodiak Roboticscofounder

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Co-founders (2)

Paz Eshel co-founded Kodiak AI2018-01-01
Paz Eshel co-founded Kodiak AI2018-01-01

Board seats (1)

Kodiak AI director

Former / Previously (1)

Google Software tech lead (self-driving project)Secondary-verified

Education (2)

Carnegie Mellon University MS, Robotics
University of Florida BS, Physics / EE

Sources (1)

https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=1853138

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