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Sources: Tesla internal organizational chart; The Information reporting

The 200 People Behind Tesla Autopilot

By Amir Efrati · Nov 5, 2018 7:00am PST · 2 comments

Elon Musk meets every week with senior managers overseeing the engineers behind Tesla’s Autopilot, the company’s semi-automated highway driving feature. Often he calls into the meeting while driving his Model S Tesla, using Autopilot, said one participant. And it’s not just to save time. Mr. Musk is testing updates to the... Elon Musk meets every week with senior managers overseeing the engineers behind Tesla’s...

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The People With Power at Coinbase

By Jon Victor · Oct 23, 2018 7:01am PDT

Over the last 12 months, Coinbase, Silicon Valley’s most high-profile cryptocurrency company, has been recruiting aggressively from Wall Street, attracting top deal makers and prominent lawyers as it seeks to become the premier conduit for institutional cryptocurrency trading. Jeff Horowitz, Coinbase’s chief compliance officer, came... Over the last 12 months, Coinbase, Silicon Valley’s most high-profile cryptocurrency...

Sources: Tesla internal organizational chart; The Information reporting

Tesla Turnover Revamps Executive Team

By Amir Efrati · Oct 15, 2018 7:01am PDT · 3 comments

Tesla’s flat management structure appears to have become even flatter recently, as departures of key executives have left a larger than normal number of people answerable directly to CEO Elon Musk. Tesla’s employee organization chart, located on an internal company website and viewed by The Information, recently showed 29 managers... Tesla’s flat management structure appears to have become even flatter recently, as...

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The People With Power at Facebook

By Sarah Kuranda · Aug 30, 2018 7:01am PDT · 2 comments

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The People With Power at Facebook

By Sarah Kuranda · Aug 30, 2018 7:01am PDT · 2 comments

The exit doors at Facebook keep swinging. This week, the company’s head of product communications Rachel Whetstone announced she was leaving to take a role at Netflix. The week prior, Dan Rose, the company’s longtime head of business partnerships, said he will be gone by early next year, joining four other senior Facebook executives... The exit doors at Facebook keep swinging. This week, the company’s head of product...

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The People With Power at Amazon

By Priya Anand · Dec 4, 2017 7:00am PST · 7 comments

As Amazon.com has diversified into everything from cloud services to movie production, its management team has remained remarkably stable. About a dozen of CEO Jeff Bezos’ top lieutenants have remained by his side for at least the last decade, and many for longer. That continuity has helped the company grow into new business areas. ... As Amazon.com has diversified into everything from cloud services to movie production, its...

Visualization by Mike Sullivan

The People Who Matter at Delphi

By Amir Efrati · Nov 6, 2017 10:01am PST · 1 comment

Delphi Automotive, which makes mechanical and electrical parts for cars, gets less attention than its customers like GM and Ford in the race to develop autonomous vehicles. But as those automakers try to take greater control of their vehicles, potentially leaving out Delphi, the parts maker is looking for other avenues to sell its products and... Delphi Automotive, which makes mechanical and electrical parts for cars, gets less attention than...

Visualization by Mike Sullivan

The People Who Matter at Didi Chuxing

By Yunan Zhang · Oct 30, 2017 7:01am PDT

Didi Chuxing, which absorbed Uber’s China operations last year, lately has taken a page from Uber’s early management playbook. Just as Uber hired a number of Goldman Sachs bankers in its early days to work in operations, Didi has lately installed veterans of Western investment banks in key positions—including several Goldman... Didi Chuxing, which absorbed Uber’s China operations last year, lately has taken a page...

Interactive by Peter Schulz

The People Who Matter at Waymo

By Amir Efrati · Oct 2, 2017 7:01am PDT · 4 comments

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The People Who Matter at Waymo

By Amir Efrati · Oct 2, 2017 7:01am PDT · 4 comments

Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving car unit, is preparing to launch the first commercial ride-sharing service powered by self-driving vehicles with no human “safety” drivers as soon as this fall, according to two people briefed about the plan. (See this article about Waymo’s recent Phoenix experience.) Yet as it takes this... Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving car unit, is preparing to launch the first commercial...

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The People Who Matter at Lyft

By Amir Efrati · Aug 14, 2017 7:02am PDT

Employees at Lyft have watched with glee in recent months as rival Uber suffers from an endless series of dramas. Lyft’s business, meanwhile, has moved in the right direction. The company’s market share has inched up versus Uber in several major cities, while its cost of acquiring new customers has fallen. An IPO is expected as soon... Employees at Lyft have watched with glee in recent months as rival Uber suffers from an endless...

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The People Who Matter at Airbnb

By Cory Weinberg and Mike Sullivan · Jan 17, 2017 7:00am PST

Airbnb, which has been adding new businesses to maintain growth, has also reorganized its top management tier to consolidate power among a smaller group of executives. Among the people gaining responsibility has been Chief Financial Officer Laurence Tosi, who now oversees business travel and customer service. Belinda Johnson, chief business... Airbnb, which has been adding new businesses to maintain growth, has also reorganized its top...

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The People Who Matter at Snap

By Tom Dotan · Oct 31, 2016 11:07am PDT

After some turmoil at senior levels of Snapchat’s parent Snap last year, things have stabilized considerably this year. Most of the crucial management roles have now been filled, in time for the company’s expected IPO in early 2017. Earlier this year Snap made interim CFO Drew Vollero permanent, reporting to CEO Evan Spiegel instead... After some turmoil at senior levels of Snapchat’s parent Snap last year, things have...

Photos by Bloomberg, AP, Didi Chuxing, Uber, Flickr/TechCrunch. Visualization by Ian Civgin.

The People Who Matter at Uber

By Amir Efrati · Aug 30, 2016 7:02am PDT · 5 comments

Photos by Bloomberg, AP, Didi Chuxing, Uber, Flickr/TechCrunch. Visualization by Ian Civgin.

The People Who Matter at Uber

By Amir Efrati · Aug 30, 2016 7:02am PDT · 5 comments

Uber has seen an exodus of senior managers in recent months, including CEO Travis Kalanick, amid heightened scrutiny of its workplace culture prompted by sexual harassment allegations by a former engineer. Among the people who’ve left or announced departures, either under pressure or for other reasons, are seven executives who had reported... Uber has seen an exodus of senior managers in recent months, including CEO Travis Kalanick, amid...