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Wouleta Ayele

Chief Technology Officer at Sweetgreen

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Overview

Wouleta Ayele serves as Chief Technology Officer at Sweetgreen[1][3]. Ayele brings over twenty-five years of experience in technology roles at transformative companies[2], with specialties including customer and retail technology, digital and cloud transformation, data and analytics, and AI/ML[2]. Prior to joining Sweetgreen in August 2021[3], Ayele held the position of senior vice president of Technology at Starbucks from July 2017 to August 2021[6], following earlier roles there as vice president of Enterprise Data & Analytics Technology[7] and vice president of Digital & CRM Technology[8]. Ayele's earlier career included over a decade at Attachmate Corporation as senior director of Information Technology[10]. Ayele holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Cumberland University[12], a Master's degree in International Finance from Mercer University[11], and completed coursework in Artificial Intelligence at MIT Sloan School of Management[13].

Profile introduction
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Technology and digital visionary with over twenty five years’ experience working for most transformative companies. Well recognized for bringing disruptive thinking and capabilities. I have a proven record for establishing outstanding and highly productive teams, and overhauling processes to lead brand-differentiating transformational agendas. Specialties: Customer & Retail Technology, Digital & Cloud Transformation, Data and Analytics, AI/ML, IoT, designing highly scalable distributed systems, managing 24x7 systems and operations, Financial ecosystem, Enterprise Risk management, Tech Opera…

Career history

  1. Chief Technology OfficerAug 2021 to presentSweetgreen
  2. Board MemberMay 2021 to Jul 2024Everside Health
  3. Board MemberJan 2018 to Dec 2021University of Washington - Information Technology School
  4. senior vice president of TechnologyJul 2017 to Aug 2021Starbucks
  5. vice president, Enterprise Data & Analytics TechnologyAug 2016 to Aug 2018Starbucks
  6. vice president of Digital & CRM TechnologyNov 2012 to Aug 2016Starbucks
  7. director of Retail & CRM TechnologyDec 2005 to Nov 2012Starbucks
  8. senior director of Information TechnologySep 1994 to Nov 2005Attachmate Corporation

Education

  1. Masters , International Finance1990 - 1992Mercer University
  2. Bachelor of Science in Computer Science1980 - 1985Cumberland University
  3. Artificial Intelligence at MIT Sloan School of Management2019

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