Boryana Straubel
Boryana Dineva Straubel (May 25, 1983 – June 19, 2021) was a Bulgarian businesswoman and philanthropist who emigrated to the United States. She managed a family foundation that focused on environmental sustainability. She founded a jewelry company, Generation Collection, to promote environmental sustainability through the recycling of metals. She was a manager in human resources at Tesla, the electric car company. She married Tesla executive J. B. Straubel in 2013. In 2015, she became the vice president of human resources for the Wikimedia Foundation for one year. As she was bicycling in a designated lane in Nevada in June 2021, a car crossed the center line and struck her, killing her instantly.
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| Born | Boryana Dineva May 25, 1983 Bulgaria |
| Died | June 19, 2021 (aged 38) Washoe Valley, Nevada |
| Education | College of San Mateo University of California, Berkeley |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Spouse | J. B. Straubel |
| Website | straubelfoundation |
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