# Don Burnette: person

Canonical ID: `7149b37f-49a0-4973-b32d-99a5a6f1870f`

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.

- **Nationality:** American
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Current roles (1)

- [Kodiak AI](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/kodiak.md) Founder & CEO (SEC-verified)

## Foundings (1)

- [Kodiak AI](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/kodiak.md) (cofounder)

## Board seats (1)

- [Kodiak AI](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/kodiak.md) director

## Former / Previously (1)

- [Google](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/google.md) Software tech lead (self-driving project) (SEC-verified)

## Education (2)

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

## Sources (1)

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


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