Awards & Recognition
★Fast Company Most Creative People in Business 2018 (#6)
★Motor Trend top 50 most influential automotive executives
★Automobile Magazine top 25 designers of all time
★Adweek top 50 honoree 2023
★Tesla Model S won IDEA best in show award 2013 (his design)
★Pontiac Solstice Design of the Year Award 2006
Notable Facts
→Chief Designer at Tesla since 2008, designed every Tesla model except original Roadster
→Led design of Model S, X, 3, Y, Cybertruck, Semi, and second-generation Roadster
→Previously worked at Mazda (Director), GM, and Volkswagen
→Graduated from ArtCenter College of Design 1992
→Board of Trustees member at ArtCenter College of Design
→Oversees team of 300 designers and sculptors at Tesla
→Wikipedia page exists with comprehensive career details
→Married to Vicki von Holzhausen, founder of sustainable materials company