Writer

We’re transforming work

Rob Rigsby
Haley Kaloostian
Brock Imel
Deanna Dong
Kevin Wei
Jillian Freidus
Danny Leung
Rachel Gurman
Ian Gomez
Brey Jones
Smit Shah
Allison Comito
Spencer Williams
Apara Sivaraman
Nastia Kobzarenko
A desire to elevate people

For CEO May Habib and CTO Waseem AlShikh, language has always been at the core of what they do. Both grew up in non English-speaking households, and it shaped their belief that the language you were born speaking shouldn’t impact the kind of life you end up leading. If they could help people be more effective communicators, they figured, they could help them unleash their full potential.

Early to generative AI

For over ten years, May and Waseem have been hard at work on complex language problems. In 2013, they started a company that built software to localize content dynamically. That’s where they first worked with transformer models. Then, in 2020, they combined this experience with natural language processing and serving enterprise customers to build Writer.

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FOUNDERS

May Habib

Waseem AlShikh

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OFFICES

San Francisco (HQ)
140 Geary St, floor 8
San Francisco, CA 94108

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New York
215 Park Ave South,
Suite 1901
New York, NY 10003

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Founders

May Habib

May Habib

CEO & Co-founder

Waseem AlShikh

Waseem AlShikh

CTO & Co-founder

Leadership

Alex Wettreich

Alex Wettreich

VP, Sales

Doris Jwo

Doris Jwo

Head of Product

Maiko Cook

Maiko Cook

VP, Operations

John Henwood

John Henwood

VP, Customer Success

Kevin Chung

Kevin Chung

VP, Partnerships

James Lee

James Lee

Head of GTM Operations & Strategy

Rohan Vaidya

Rohan Vaidya

VP, People & Talent

Andrew Racine

Andrew Racine

VP, Demand Generation & Growth

Muayad Ali

Muayad Ali

Director of Engineering

Melisa Russak

Melisa Russak

Head of Machine Learning

Rowan Reynolds

Rowan Reynolds

General Counsel

Matan-Paul Shetrit

Matan-Paul Shetrit

Head of Developer Product

Advisors

Radhika Venkatraman

Radhika Venkatraman

Senior Advisor
Cerberus Capital Management

Jamie Barnett

Jamie Barnett

Investor & Advisor

Whit Bouck

Whit Bouck

Managing Director
Insight Partners

Brian Brueckman

Brian Brueckman

Healthcare Advisor

Investors

Iconiq
WndrCo
Balderton
Insight Partners
Aspect Ventures
Accenture
Vanguard
Our promise

As generative AI came on the scene, the barriers to innovation are falling away. Now, it’s clear that teams across enterprises can quickly create solutions that generate high-quality work, answer important questions, and ensure compliance with their company brand, laws, and regulations. Organizations aren’t just transforming work to realize massive productivity improvements, democratize information, and accelerate time to market, but people within those organizations are learning more quickly, communicating more clearly, and elevating their own performance.

Starting with May’s and Waseem’s early vision, and now across the entire team at Writer, our promise is to center people in all that we do, empowering them to create their own solutions, address their unique challenges, and solve problems faster than they ever thought possible.

Our values
Connect
Connect

Our success depends on the strength of our relationships. We strive to understand and respect each other on a human level. We listen intently to our customers, partners, and teammates to understand how to serve them all well.

Challenge
Challenge

We challenge each other to do our best work. We hold each other to the highest bar. We don’t shy away from conflicting points of view, and believe diverse perspectives lead to the best outcomes.

Own
Own

Regardless of role, we’re all owners, which means we think big and bold. We’re not here for tactical solutions or quick band-aids. Sure, we’re action-oriented, but we act with an eye towards what’s best for the long-term.

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