The Ford Motor Mafia
71 people came through Ford Motor and went on to found or lead other companies.
Euwyn PoonCo-Founder, SpinFounded Orbital +3Nawin KrishnaRobotics Engineering InternFounded Supernova +2John NovakScientistFounded Standard Cognition +1Vinay Seth MohtaResearch InternFounded Kyruus +1Koji IntlekoferSustainable Business StrategiesFounded Shift Labs +1Bhushan KulkarniProduct EngineerFounded Senscy +1Haidin RashidDesign Engineer at Ford Electric vehicle (Internal collaboration )Founded Materialize.X +1Scott GriffithCEO Ford Autonomous Vehicles and Mobility BusinessesFounded ZipCar +1Benjamin NyeFinancial AnalystFounded TurbonomicSid DoshiIntern - Sustainable Business StrategiesFounded ViacycleCarly PriceLab Director, D-Ford Palo AltoFounded Liv LabsMokshith VoodarlaComputer Vision ResearchFounded SieveLukas PankauLead Electrical Systems EngineerFounded Industrial NextEren CanarslanElectrical Engineer - DiagnosticsFounded Olympian MotorsShubham MishraSoftware AnalystFounded Maya LabsEric CiarlaData ScientistFounded FirecrawlAnna SunSummer InternFounded NowadaysLalit LalSoftware Engineer InternFounded KeyeOwen BrakeSoftware EngineerFounded SteinmetzSaheed AkinbileSenior Software EngineerFounded MinicorVarun KandulaEngineeringFounded KinectVikram VadrevuPowertrain Manufacturing Engineering InternFounded Avea RoboticsGurshabd Singh VaraichSoftware Developer - Media and InfotainmentFounded DefiniteAhnaf ShahriarFirmware DeveloperFounded SimanticCecilia ReteguiSoftware DeveloperFounded ZolversDave EvansLead Hardware EngineerFounded FictivJordan BlackManufacturing Engineering - Plant Operations InternFounded Senra SystemsSiddharth SridharanManufacturing OperationsFounded SpendfloAlberto RiveraResearch EngineerFounded HellometerEdward KmettConsultantFounded Positron AIKerry Schrader, MBALabor Relations Rep, Safety Engineer, HR Business PartnerFounded MixtrozTom OldMarketing ExecFounded Just Move InDavid HallacLincoln Division Sales Zone ManagerFounded ViaductCam MullenHead of MarketingFounded NevermetSri VelliyurIT Delivery ManagerFounded LitemedIvan CardenasDesign and Release EngineerFounded BeGoChris BakerProduct Development EngineerFounded SeegridDaniel StillerDistrict ManagerFounded Better RhodesGary DannarConstruction Equipment ManagerFounded DD DannarNathaniel SmithDesign Strategist, FuturistFounded nSight SurgicalDani Kiyasseh, DPhilMachine Learning InternFounded Halsted AIKyle AzevedoSustainable Business StrategiesFounded ViacycleJeff OsbornSupervisor - Global Data Insights and Analytics (GDIA)Founded Endpoint HealthLathika HegdeProject Manager /Data ArchitectFounded FinOpslyJordan P. WarzechaSummer Intern/Student Tech for Engineering Systems OperationsFounded backstitchPablo ValerianoAssistant ControllerFounded EiwaJoshua CoombsAdvanced Chassis Engineering Project ManagerFounded Aktv8Gary MeyersSupplemental EngineerFounded Aktv8Paolo RomanoInternFounded ZaphiroRobert SofiaDirector of Business DevelopmentFounded Snappy KrakenApeksha KumavatComputer Vision Lead, Autonomous Vehicle Systems EngineeringFounded GatikDavid KimballSecuritization ManagerFounded ProsperWilliam Santana LiDirector - Mergers & AcquisitionsFounded KnightscopeChris KalinskiManagement InternFounded RedkikChris BishopProcess Re-Engineering SpecialistFounded Billing PlatformStevan LukicDesign and Quality Department InternshipFounded CivilsBryan MisteleComputer Applications EngineerFounded InrixMujeeb IjazManager, Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicle EngineeringFounded Our Next Energy Inc. (ONE)Mohamad (Moe) YassineSolutions Architect - Service InformationFounded Predictive HorizonsWilliam MakantEngine Development Engineering SupervisorFounded Plumis - companyLucas WissmannProduct Development EngineerFounded HonuWorxJohn A. MerhigeGlobal Strategy GroupFounded Credence MedSystemsSarah MayesResearch EngineerFounded Alafair BiosciencesPaul ToenjesCompuware ConsultantFounded CuracollaborativeFrancisco Lopez RoualdesRevenue Control TraineeFounded Double NickelBibhrajit HalderSoftware EngineerFounded SafeAIRobert S. SchultzAutomotive Manufacturer Zone ManagerFounded Direct AllergyKurt NeutgensF150 Product Engineering ManagerFounded Orange EVJoel FoxGovernment Relations AnalystFounded OwnrightDavid PrusinskiGlobal Chief Revenue Officer | Ford Pro IntelligenceFounded VMSBuzz BrownContract ServicesFounded Munetrix
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Ford Motor mafia?
- The Ford Motor mafia is the network of 71 people who came through Ford Motor and went on to found or lead other companies, including Orbital, Supernova, Standard Cognition, Kyruus, Shift Labs.
- Who is in the Ford Motor mafia?
- Notable members include Euwyn Poon (Orbital), Nawin Krishna (Supernova), John Novak (Standard Cognition), Vinay Seth Mohta (Kyruus), Koji Intlekofer (Shift Labs), Bhushan Kulkarni (Senscy), Haidin Rashid (Materialize.X), Scott Griffith (ZipCar), among 71 tracked members.
- What companies did Ford Motor alumni found?
- Companies founded by Ford Motor alumni include Orbital, Supernova, Standard Cognition, Kyruus, Shift Labs, Senscy, Materialize.X, ZipCar, Turbonomic, Viacycle.