Tretikov was born in Moscow, Soviet Union.[4] Her father is a mathematician, and her mother was a filmmaker.[5] After moving to New York City at age 15,[6] she learned English while waitressing and attended the University of California, Berkeley, but left before completing her degree.[7] Her majors were computer science and art, and she researched machine learning.[7]
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.[10] 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".[11] She has co-authored several patents in intelligent data mapping and dynamic language applications.[12][13]
Tretikov was appointed executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation in May 2014 in succession to Sue Gardner[14][15] and took up the post on June 1, 2014. She had edited Wikipedia only once before her appointment.[12][7] Tretikov resigned from the Wikimedia Foundation as a result of the WMF's controversial Knowledge Engine project and disagreements with the staff,[8][9] with her last day being March 31, 2016.[16] She was succeeded by Katherine Maher in March 2016.
On March 16, 2016, it was announced that Tretikov had been invited by the World Economic Forum to join its Young Global Leaders community.[17] Tretikov is also on the boards of OpenEd[18] and Rackspace,[19] and joined the board of directors of Volvo Cars in March 2021.[20] She joined Microsoft Corporation in 2018, and currently is listed as its Corporate Vice President & Deputy Chief Technology Officer.[21]
^Note: "Lyalya" is a Russian-language diminutive from the first name "Olga".
^Wikimedia Monthly Metrics and Analytics Meeting, May 2014
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^Rayman, Noah. "Meet the Woman Charged With Saving Wikipedia". TIME.com. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
^"Women band together, make inroads into tech" by Jon Swartz, USA Today, November 27, 2012.
^"Wikipedia 15: Lightning Talk Session". YouTube. January 16, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
^ abcSeligman, Katherine (May 13, 2014). "The Woman To Run Wikipedia: Russian-born Former Cal Student Seen as "White Unicorn"". California Magazine. UC Berkeley. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
^ abHern, Alex (February 26, 2016). "Head of Wikimedia resigns over search engine plans". The Guardian.
^ ab"Online-Enzyklopädie: Chefin der Wikipedia-Stiftung tritt zurück". Spiegel Online. February 26, 2016.
^"Stevie Awards For Women in Business: 2012 Stevie Award Winners". stevieawards.com. Fairfax, VA: Stevie Awards, Inc. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
^ abKiss, Jemima; Gibbs, Samuel. "Wikipedia boss Lila Tretikov: 'Glasnost taught me much about freedom of information'". The Guardian. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
^"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.
^Hart, Michael (August 25, 2014). "Wikimedia Foundation Director Named to OpenEd Board". THE Journal.
^"Rackspace Appoints Lila Tretikov to Board of Directors". Digital Journal. September 22, 2014.
^"Volvo Cars appoints Lila Tretikov and Diarmuid O'Connell to Board of Directors". March 30, 2021.
^"Lila Tretikov | Xylem US". www.xylem.com. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
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Lila Tretikov ˈ l aɪ l e ˈ t r ɛ t ɪ k ɒ f born Olga Lyalya 1 Tretyakova Russian Olga Lyalya Tretyako va January 25 1978 2 is a Russian American engineer and manager 3 Lila TretikovLyalya TretyakovaTretikov speaking at the Horasis Global Meeting Portuguese Riviera 2017 BornOlga Tretyakova 1978 01 25 January 25 1978 age 44 Moscow RSFSR Soviet UnionNationalityRussianOccupationFormer executive director of Wikimedia FoundationTretikov s voice source source track track recorded September 2014 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education EditTretikov was born in Moscow Soviet Union 4 Her father is a mathematician and her mother was a filmmaker 5 After moving to New York City at age 15 6 she learned English while waitressing and attended the University of California Berkeley but left before completing her degree 7 Her majors were computer science and art and she researched machine learning 7 source source source source source source source source source source source source Tretikov introduced to WMF employees Career EditIn 1999 Tretikov began working as a software engineer in California where she co authored several software patents and was a specialist in enterprise software 8 9 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 10 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 amp Software 11 She has co authored several patents in intelligent data mapping and dynamic language applications 12 13 Tretikov was appointed executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation in May 2014 in succession to Sue Gardner 14 15 and took up the post on June 1 2014 She had edited Wikipedia only once before her appointment 12 7 Tretikov resigned from the Wikimedia Foundation as a result of the WMF s controversial Knowledge Engine project and disagreements with the staff 8 9 with her last day being March 31 2016 16 She was succeeded by Katherine Maher in March 2016 On March 16 2016 it was announced that Tretikov had been invited by the World Economic Forum to join its Young Global Leaders community 17 Tretikov is also on the boards of OpenEd 18 and Rackspace 19 and joined the board of directors of Volvo Cars in March 2021 20 She joined Microsoft Corporation in 2018 and currently is listed as its Corporate Vice President amp Deputy Chief Technology Officer 21 See also EditList of Wikipedia peopleReferences Edit Note Lyalya is a Russian language diminutive from the first name Olga Wikimedia Monthly Metrics and Analytics Meeting May 2014 Reimagining the arts with immersive technology Microsoft August 6 2019 Rayman Noah Meet the Woman Charged With Saving Wikipedia TIME com Retrieved October 20 2021 Women band together make inroads into tech by Jon Swartz USA Today November 27 2012 Wikipedia 15 Lightning Talk Session YouTube January 16 2016 Retrieved March 30 2016 a b c Seligman Katherine May 13 2014 The Woman To Run Wikipedia Russian born Former Cal Student Seen as White Unicorn California Magazine UC Berkeley Retrieved January 1 2020 a b Hern Alex February 26 2016 Head of Wikimedia resigns over search engine plans The Guardian a b Online Enzyklopadie Chefin der Wikipedia Stiftung tritt zuruck Spiegel Online February 26 2016 Executive Profile Lila Tretikov Bloomberg Businessweek 2014 Retrieved May 1 2014 Archived here Stevie Awards For Women in Business 2012 Stevie Award Winners stevieawards com Fairfax VA Stevie Awards Inc Retrieved May 1 2014 a b Kiss Jemima Gibbs Samuel Wikipedia boss Lila Tretikov Glasnost taught me much about freedom of information The Guardian Retrieved August 24 2014 Patent Search United States Patent and Trademark Office Retrieved May 1 2014 Elder Jeff May 2014 Wikipedia s New Chief From Soviet Union to World s Sixth Largest Site Wall Street Journal Retrieved May 2 2014 Cohen Noam Open Source Software Specialist Selected as Executive Director of Wikipedia New York Times Retrieved May 2 2014 Lila Tretikov February 25 2016 Thank you for our time together Wikimedia Foundation 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 Hart Michael August 25 2014 Wikimedia Foundation Director Named to OpenEd Board THE Journal Rackspace Appoints Lila Tretikov to Board of Directors Digital Journal September 22 2014 Volvo Cars appoints Lila Tretikov and Diarmuid O Connell to Board of Directors March 30 2021 Lila Tretikov Xylem US www xylem com Retrieved November 8 2022 External links EditLila Tretikov at Wikipedia s sister projects Media from Commons Data from Wikidata 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