I'm passionate about transformative ideas that make products and consumer experiences with them better, especially at the intersection of auto and tech.

CEO, Self-Driving Cars @ Self-driving cars could save thousands of lives, give people greater mobility, and free us from things we find frustrating about driving today. From September 2015 to Present (4 months) Director @ TrueCar's mission is to transform the way consumers buy & sell cars, the way dealers sell & buy cars, and the way automakers market and price their products. From February 2014 to Present (1 year 11 months) President @ From April 2014 to September 2015 (1 year 6 months) President and CEO @ From November 2008 to December 2013 (5 years 2 months) VP, Product Development & Strategic Planning @ From March 2004 to November 2008 (4 years 9 months) Product Development @ 1998-2004: Chief Engineer/Vehicle Line Leader, Ford Expedition/Lincoln Navigator 1994-1997: Manager, European Transit Chassis Engineering 1990-1994: Supervisor, Alpha Advanced Team, Truck Strategy & Planning, Truck Chassis Engineering From 1990 to 2004 (14 years) Lean Production Research and Consulting @ Wrote two "lean production" manifestos -- "Triumph of the Lean Production System" (Sloan Management Review, 1988) and the "Running the Factory" chapter of "The Machine That Changed the World" (Macmillan, 1990). From 1986 to 1990 (4 years) Quality & Manufacturing Engineering @ From 1984 to 1986 (2 years)

Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering, with Distinction @ Stanford University From 1979 to 1983 Master's Degree, Management @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management From 1986 to 1988 John Krafcik is skilled in: Product Development, Business Strategy, Product Design, Lean Manufacturing, Market Research, Marketing, Strategic Planning, Leadership, Brand Architecture, Manufacturing Engineering, Brand Management, Operations Management, Lean Management, Strategic Partnerships, Start-ups