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Kevin Czinger

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Founder at Divergent

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Kevin Czinger is the Founder, Lead Inventor, and Executive Chairman of Divergent and Czinger Vehicles. He holds more than 200 patents and works on developing and scaling the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS), a factory network focused on digitizing, distributing, and reducing the material footprint of engineering and manufacturing.

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Co-founders at Divergent

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Experience

  1. DivergentFounder, Lead Inventor & Executive Chairmancurrent2025 — presentTorrance, CA
  2. DivergentFounder, Lead Inventor & CEO2013 — 2025Torrance, CA
  3. Czinger VehiclesFounder & Executive Chairmancurrent2025 — present
  4. Czinger VehiclesFounder & CEO2020 — 2025Los Angeles, California, United States
  5. Yale UniversitySterling Fellowcurrent2007 — present
  6. Yale UniversityAdvisory Council Member, The Jackson Institute of Global Affairscurrent2012 — presentYale University, New Haven, CT
  7. Yale UniversityMember, Yale Council for International Activitiescurrent2006 — present
  8. SLM Solutions Group AGMember Of The Supervisory Board2019 — 2024Lübeck
  9. Coda AutomotiveCo-Founder & Senior Strategic Advisor2010 — 2011
  10. Coda AutomotiveCo-Founder, President & CEO2008 — 2010
  11. Achievement FirstFounding Board Member and Seed Funder2003 — 2008New Haven, CT
  12. United States Marine CorpsInfantry Rifleman - Reserves (Active)1983 — 1987Reservist

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Start-ups99Entrepreneurship84Business Strategy77Venture Capital45Strategic Planning61Strategy99Management Consulting21Financial Modeling18Product Development27Marketing Strategy17Business Development33Private Equity23
+12 moreProgram ManagementNew Business DevelopmentProduct ManagementDue DiligenceBusiness PlanningPublic SpeakingTeam BuildingStrategic PartnershipsMergersContract NegotiationCross-functional Team LeadershipManagement

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Who is Kevin Czinger?
Kevin Czinger is the Founder, Lead Inventor, and Executive Chairman of Divergent and Czinger Vehicles. He holds more than 200 patents and works on developing and scaling the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS), a factory network focused on digitizing, distributing, and reducing the material footprint of engineering and manufacturing.
Where does Kevin Czinger work?
Kevin Czinger is Founder of Divergent.
What companies did Kevin Czinger found?
Kevin Czinger founded Divergent.
Where did Kevin Czinger go to school?
Kevin Czinger studied at Yale University; Arizona State University.

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