CEO, Karma Automotive
WHY: Heads one of few car companies making vehicles in California at a 556K square- foot production facility in Moreno Valley, expansive HQ in Irvine Spectrum. Was OC’s largest carmaker by employee count last year.
RECENT: Laser focus on battery tech R&D, innovation; announced launch of new GS Series with entry-level luxury segment in mind; pulled in a cool $100M this summer as it waved off bankruptcy rumors; said to be eyeing an IPO, possibly through a reverse merger.
QUOTABLE: On carmaker’s evolution, says “we came from Fisker, no doubt, but we are not Fisker anymore.”
