Fisher will vacate her current post as the president and chief operating officer at Dallas-based K-8 e-learning platform Istation
, a position she has held since 2019 after previously serving as the company's chief marketing officer. Other prior jobs Fisher has had include serving as a senior vice president of strategy and analytics at Match Group Inc., as well as a partner at managing consultant firm Bain & Co. "This will be a historic year for Aurora as we prepare our autonomous trucking fleet for commercial launch," Urmson said in a press release."I’m confident Ossa’s experience and leadership will help us unlock greater efficiencies across our operations and further strengthen our existing relationships with industry-leading partners."
Fisher will join Aurora during a pivotal time in AV development. The company's former Pittsburgh neighbor and industry peer,after its main investors — Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG — announced they'd no longer fund the company, which sent shockwaves throughout a niche