Lila Tretikov (/ˈlaɪlə ˈtrɛtɪkɒf/) (born Olga (Lyalya)[a] Tretyakova, Russian: Ольга (Ляля) Третьяко́ва, January 25, 1978)[1] is a Russian-American engineer and manager.[4] After moving to New York City at age 15,[5] she learned English while waitressing and attended the University of California, Berkeley, but left before completing her degree.[clarification needed] She then founded GrokDigital, a technology marketing company, and was later appointed chief information officer and vice president of engineering at SugarCRM Inc.[9] In 2012, she was a Stevie Awards bronze winner in the category for "Female Executive of the Year—Business Services—11 to 2,500 Employees—Computer Hardware & Software".[11][6] Tretikov resigned from the Wikimedia Foundation as a result of the WMF's controversial Knowledge Engine project and disagreements with the staff,[7][8] with her last day being March 31, 2016.On March 16, 2016, it was announced that Tretikov had been invited by the World Economic Forum to join its Young Global Leaders community.