Aicha Evans on Leadership and the Challenges of Building a Tech Company


August 24, 2024

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In the article “Zoox CEO Aicha Evans: Why It’s OK to ‘Take a Little Bit Longer’ in Tech,” Media Avataar interviewed alumna Aicha Evans, B.S. 96, about her experience leading Zoox and advice she has for executives who find themselves in similar positions.

Here is an excerpt from the article: “When asked what experiences have surprised her most about her tenure at Zoox, Evans has said that, on a professional level, building a company is much harder than she imagined. At Intel, she’d often complain about dealing with processes and bureaucracies. Then, two weeks after joining Zoox as CEO, she realized what she needed to do: “The thing I complained about, I have to be part of building it!””

Read the full article on Media Avataar.