About Aicha Evans
Born 1969. Aicha Evans is a business executive, software engineer and CEO.
Aichatou Sar Evans (born 1969), known professionally as Aicha Evans, is an American chief executive officer of Amazon's self-driving car subsidiary Zoox. In June 2020, Evans led the acquisition of her company by Amazon for US$1.3 billion.
Early life and education Evans was born in Senegal and spent her childhood in Paris. After immigrating to the United States, she studied at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., In 2013, Evans assumed leadership of a communications and devices division and potential anti-trust violations.
In February 2019, Evans joined Zoox as its new CEO. In doing so, she became the first Senegalese-American female CEO of an autonomous vehicle technology company. Evans will continue to manage the company as a stand-alone business post-acquisition.
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Senegalese-American business executive
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