Jennifer Safavian was named Autos Drive America first president and CEO in April 2020. She is an accomplished government relations professional with two decades of policy experience both in government and the private sector. Before joining Autos Drive America,...
Robert Young is the Group Vice President of Purchasing Supplier Development at Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMNA). He is responsible for overseeing all vehicle parts and materials and indirect manufacturing procurement, supplier development, and preparation for...
Harry L. Husted has served as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for BorgWarner since 2021. In this role, Husted is responsible for maintaining and growing BorgWarner’s product and technology portfolio to meet current and future market needs for sustainable...
Reinhard Fischer, Senior Vice President, Volkswagen Group of America, leads strategy for Volkswagen in North America. He reports to Scott Keogh, President and Chief Executive Officer of Volkswagen Group of America and the Volkswagen brand’s North American region. Mr....
Sandy Stojkovski was appointed Chief Executive Officer for Vitesco Technologies North America (formerly Continental’s Powertrain division), effective October 2019. In this role, she oversees all the North American activities for the company. Stojkovski has collected...
Robert “Bob” Kruse is senior vice president, product execution at Faraday Future (FF). Bob is responsible for leading the entire product development, engineering and manufacturing teams at FF. An automotive industry veteran with over 30 years of experience at GM and...
Dr. John Warner is a sought after and recognized battery industry expert, speaker, author and an experienced sales, business development, strategic marketing, and product management executive with over 30 years in the automotive and battery industries. Dr Warner...
As VP of Partnerships at Wejo, Bret uses more than three decades of knowledge in the automotive industry to bring partnerships between Wejo and OEM’s to life. With technical and commercial experience from GM, VW, Stellantis (FCA), he is equally comfortable discussing...
