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Don Burnette

Director at Kodiak AI, Inc.

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Alpha ID: alpha:person:don-burnetteVersion: public-0As of: 2026-09-28

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Biography

Don Burnette is the founder and CEO of Kodiak AI, Inc., with over a decade of experience in self-driving software development. Prior to founding Kodiak, he served as a Software Technical Lead at Uber Technologies and co-founded Ottomotto LLC, the first self-driving truck startup acquired by Uber. He previously worked on Google's Self-Driving Car Project (Waymo's predecessor) and holds multiple advanced degrees including an MS in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University.

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Executive career

  1. 2026 to end not publishedExecutive title: Chief Executive Officer and Class I Director · Organization not publishedKDK 10-K executive officers
  2. Dates not publishedExecutive title: Chief Executive Officer · Organization not publishedKDK DEF 14A director slate

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  1. KDK DEF 14A director slate

    sec filing · Source published: Apr 24, 2026 · Retrieved: May 1, 2026

    Supports 7 claims
    • AI and ML experience: AI and machine learning experience reported in filings · Claim reviewed: May 1, 2026
    • Board role: Board role: Director · Claim reviewed: May 1, 2026
    • Committee assignments: No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 1, 2026
    • Cybersecurity experience: Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 16, 2026
    • Executive company: Executive at Kodiak AI, Inc. · Claim reviewed: May 16, 2026
    • Executive title: Executive title: Chief Executive Officer · Claim reviewed: May 1, 2026
    • Technology background: Technology background reported in filings · Claim reviewed: May 1, 2026

  2. Kodiak AI, Inc. director board source

    sec filing · Source published: Apr 24, 2026 · Retrieved: May 3, 2026

    Supports 2 claims
    • Board independence: Not independent (executive director) · Claim reviewed: May 3, 2026
    • Board membership: Serves on the board of Kodiak AI, Inc. · Claim reviewed: May 3, 2026

  3. Open source

    sec proxy · Source published: Apr 24, 2026 · Retrieved: Apr 24, 2026

    Supports 1 claim
    • Professional Role: Director at Kodiak AI, Inc. · Claim reviewed: May 16, 2026

  4. KDK 10-K executive officers

    sec filing · Source published: Mar 11, 2026 · Retrieved: May 16, 2026

    Supports 5 claims
    • AI and ML experience: AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 16, 2026
    • Cybersecurity experience: Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 16, 2026
    • Executive company: Executive at Kodiak AI, Inc. · Claim reviewed: May 16, 2026
    • Executive title: Executive title: Chief Executive Officer and Class I Director · Claim reviewed: May 16, 2026
    • Technology background: Technology background: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 16, 2026

  5. Open source

    public source · Source published: Date unavailable · Retrieved: Date unavailable

    Supports 1 claim
    • Board membership: Serves on the board of Kodiak AI, Inc. · Claim reviewed: May 3, 2026