He previously spent five years at Northvolt as President of North America and Chief Automation Officer, served as COO at Einride, held leadership roles at Tesla, and began his career in strategy consulting at Accenture and KPMG; he holds dual bachelor's degrees in Economics and East Asian Studies from Wake Forest University.

He previously served as COO at Zipline, Chief Procurement Officer and Head of Bikes & Scooters at Lyft, VP of Global Supply Management & Supplier Industrialization at Tesla, and held senior supply-chain roles at Apple and McMaster-Carr; he holds a bachelor's degree from Haverford College and a master's in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania.