Boryana Dineva
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The future is here: My Model 3
by Boryana Dineva on July 31, 2017 5:08 pm
Tesla was founded 14 years ago, on July 1, 2003. The single goal that inspired both employees and the public was: Bringing a mass-market car to life. Through that, accelerating a sustainable energy future. Last Friday, July 28th 2017, a special event was held in the Tesla factory in Fremont, California. The first 30 cars… Read more The future is here: My Model 3
Cybersecurity spring cleaning!
by Boryana Dineva on July 26, 2017 9:56 am
Cybersecurity is like exercise, we all know we should be doing more of it but most of us do the bare minimum. Guilty! Almost every single one of our speakers to date touched upon a different angle of information cybersecurity. Each underlined the importance of it – from the Government and public service obligation perspective,… Read more Cybersecurity spring cleaning!
My EV-olution
by Boryana Dineva on July 17, 2017 10:20 am
In 2011 Tesla was nowhere near as hot as it is today. In fact, very few people knew about the company. Once they learned about the product, the number one concern was range anxiety [1]. Range anxiety is the fear of running out of charge and ending up on the side of the road. I… Read more My EV-olution
What is Workday?
by Boryana Dineva on July 8, 2017 12:08 pm
You may have noticed that both Chris Cruz (CIO & CDT, State of CA) last week and Carl Eschenbach (Partner, Sequoia Capital and Ex-COO, VMware) this week, used Workday as an example of an innovative system. Carl even asked the audience who is familiar with the system and a few raised their hand. In an… Read more What is Workday?
So Similar Yet So Different: CA State IT Infrastructure vs. a Fast-Growing For-Profit Company
by Boryana Dineva on July 5, 2017 2:39 pm
Chris Cruz, Chief Deputy Director of the California Department of Technology (CDT) and Deputy State Chief Information Officer (CIO), provided insight on sample initiatives he is currently leading. I was delighted to hear about the change he is driving and some of the innovative ways he is engaging with the public. IT Architecture: Simplicity by… Read more So Similar Yet So Different: CA State IT Infrastructure vs. a Fast-Growing For-Profit Company
Boryana Dineva is an expert in all things talent and people. She is a renowned data-driven, business operations, and optimization powerhouse. As an internal consulting juggernaut, her skills have been applied across all functions of both public for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.
Boryana joined Tesla in 2011, at only ~600 employees, and helped the company through more than half a decade of hyper-growth. By early 2017 the company had grown over 5,000% and Boryana had built and led a number of teams such as People Analytics, HR Information Systems, HR Operation, Compensation, New Markets Readiness, Mergers and Acquisition Integration, and Business Operations.
Boryana was also the VP of Talent and Culture at Wikimedia, the foundation behind Wikipedia. At Wikimedia, Boryana oversaw all internal operations, people functions, workplace, and the team practices.
Following her passion of enabling and investing in human potential, Boryana also spends time as the Executive Director at the Straubel Foundation. The foundation's focus areas are sustainability, education and science.
A life-long learner and global nomad, Boryana has lived in Bulgaria, Germany, Austria, Russia, and the USA (since 2005.)
Boryana joined Tesla in 2011, at only ~600 employees, and helped the company through more than half a decade of hyper-growth. By early 2017 the company had grown over 5,000% and Boryana had built and led a number of teams such as People Analytics, HR Information Systems, HR Operation, Compensation, New Markets Readiness, Mergers and Acquisition Integration, and Business Operations.
Boryana was also the VP of Talent and Culture at Wikimedia, the foundation behind Wikipedia. At Wikimedia, Boryana oversaw all internal operations, people functions, workplace, and the team practices.
Following her passion of enabling and investing in human potential, Boryana also spends time as the Executive Director at the Straubel Foundation. The foundation's focus areas are sustainability, education and science.
A life-long learner and global nomad, Boryana has lived in Bulgaria, Germany, Austria, Russia, and the USA (since 2005.)
