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(1993 - 1997)
2015
In 2015 I co-founded Trucks, a venture capital fund for entrepreneurs building the future of transportation. Our investments make transportation safer, decarbonized and more accessible. Trucks investors include some of the world's most powerful transportation companies, family offices and institutions.
2023
2023
Through Tuebor.org, my family and I make the pledge to invest in at least one State of Michigan-based business per year.
2012 - 2021
2013 - 2021
My lecturer appointment at Stanford University School of Engineering and in the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (aka the d.school). Here are my courses: ME302C: "Mobility Entrepreneurship" which features 10 different founders who have built startups of real value in the mobility and transportation space. All off-the-record, never repeated. ME302A: "Introduction to Automotive and Transportation Innovation at Stanford" which is a survey of all the great transportation innovations underway at Stanford. ME200: "Understanding Historical Significance: The Automobile" with David Kelley and Jon Feiber, in which our students present a trophy as judges in the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. ME236: "Understanding Superfans and their Heroes" with Michael Sturtz, taught in the Stanford d.school. Re:Ride, with Stacey Gray, a d.school popup that challenges the notion of what a ridesharing vehicle experience should be.
2012 - 2017
The Revs Program at Stanford established a new trans-disciplinary field connecting the past, present and future of the automobile, autonomy, transportation and mobility. My role as Executive Director was to drive growth of the program inside and outside of Stanford.
2008 - 2011
2008 - 2011
At AOL I was Programming Director for AOL's automotive properties, specifically AOL Autos and Autoblog.
2006 - 2008
2007 - 2008
As GM I was responsible for content, audience and P&L of Nextscreen's automotive properties including Winding Road.
2006 - 2007
As Editor of Winding Road and with the support of a very good team we launched the property out of beta and went from 90k MAU to 1.1M MAU in 12 months. From there I moved to the business side as General Manager.
2003 - 2006
2003 - 2006
Corvette C5-R and NASCAR. GM Racing contract via G-2 Communications