Ziad Ojakli serves as the Head of Public Policy, Americas at TikTok, where he leads the company’s public policy strategy and engagement across the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean. In this role, he oversees TikTok’s interactions with federal, state, and local policymakers, guides regulatory and legislative strategy, and advances the company’s priorities across a diverse and dynamic policy landscape.
Prior to joining TikTok, Ojakli served as Executive Vice President of Government Operations at The Boeing Company from 2021 to 2025. Reporting to Boeing’s President and CEO, he led the enterprise’s public policy priorities, including all U.S. federal, state, and local government operations, as well as Boeing Global Engagement, the company’s global philanthropic organization. He served as Boeing’s chief lobbyist and was a member of the company’s Executive Council.
Before Boeing, Ojakli served as Senior Vice President and Managing Partner of Global Government Affairs at SoftBank Group from 2018 to 2020. He created and led the company’s first global government affairs function, managing legislative, regulatory, and political matters while providing strategic counsel and support to more than 35 portfolio companies around the world.
From 2004 to 2018, Ojakli was Group Vice President at Ford Motor Company, where he led a global team responsible for advancing the company’s business objectives and government interactions across 110 markets worldwide. He also directed Ford’s philanthropic arm and served on the company’s leadership team.
Earlier in his career, Ojakli served in the White House from 2001 to 2004 as principal deputy for legislative affairs for President George W. Bush, overseeing the team responsible for developing and executing legislative strategy in the U.S. Senate. Prior to his White House role, he served as chief of staff and policy director to Senator Paul Coverdell and held additional policy and legislative positions in both the U.S. House and Senate.
Ojakli serves on numerous civic and cultural boards, including the Jackie Robinson Foundation, the National Archives Foundation, the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., the Gridiron Club, the James Madison Council at the Library of Congress, and the board of governors of Ford’s Theatre. He is also the former chair and a current member of the board of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
Ojakli holds a bachelor’s degree in American government from Georgetown University.
