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Meettheinternationalleaders,formerVolkswagenAG/Autostadtexecutives,legalcounsel,andcuratorsguidingtheNewYorkAutoMuseum.

Governance & Leadership

TheBoard&Advisors

AnextraordinaryassemblyofformerautomotiveOEMexecutives,curatorialdirectors,legalscholars,culturalstorytellers,andmotorsportsicons.

ExecutiveLeadership&CuratorialStrategy

13 Members

OttoFerdinandWachs

Chairman of Board of Advisors & Chief Curator

OttoF.WachsC-levelexperiencestartedatVWin1990,duringhiscareer,hereportedto5differentglobalCEO'satVolkswagenAGinGermany.FirstasHeadofCommunicationsfortheChairmansOfficeandlaterasChiefCommunicationOfficerforVolkswagen.Ottodevelopandcreat...

RayBattaglini

Board of Advisors

FormerChamberOfCommerceCEOfor13years.AppointedbytheSecretaryofDefencetoNewMexico’sStateChairforESGR-6years.PastStatePresidentoftheNevadaJaycees-JCISenator8261.ReceivedtheRotariesPaulHarrisFellowAward2times.ServedonseveralBoardsandC...

DavidSenater

Executive Director

DavidSenaterisaCanadian-bornentrepreneur,automotiveenthusiast,andculturalcuratorbasedinToronto.HecurrentlyservesastheExecutiveDirectorandChiefArchivistoftheNewYorkAutoMuseum(NYAM),arolethatpositionshimattheforefrontofautomotiveheritageand...

BlakeGreenstein

Board Member

Blakehasmorethan35yearsofseniorleadershipexperienceinthefinancialservicesindustry,currentlyExecutiveDirector,HeadofU.S.WealthManagementMarketingControlsforJ.P.MorganWealthManagement,responsibleforstrategicmarketinggovernanceoversightacrossthe...

IvanFrancis

Board Member

IvanFrancisisapassionateautomotiveenthusiastwithastrongtechnicalandengineeringbackgroundintheautomotiveandmobilityindustries.HestartedhiscareerasanengineerwithbothFordandGeneralMotors,andhasrecentlybeenanexecutivewithanautomotive/mobilit...

FrankCarofano

COO

FrankCarofanoisanaccomplishedexecutivewithover24yearsofleadershipexperiencedrivingoperationalexcellence,enterpriseefficiency,andsustainablegrowth.AtrustedstrategicpartnertoCEOsandexecutiveteams,heisknownfortranslatingcomplexbusinessstrategies...

CTOCommitteeDavidSelby

CTO Committee

Davidisatechnologyexecutiveandlicensedengineerwithabackgroundincloudarchitecture,softwareengineering,andlarge-scaleITstrategy.Withacareerspanningengineering,infrastructuremodernization,anddigitaltransformationinitiatives,hehasledcross-functional...

ArchorWright

CTO Committee

ArchorWrightisaseasonedtechnologyleaderwithover40yearsofhands-onexperienceinthecomputerindustry,havingdeliveredresultsforseveralmajorglobalorganizationsinboththepublicandprivatesectors.HisdistinguishedcareerincludesseniorProgramandPortfolio...

ChristinaAsbee

Pro Bono Senior Counsel

ChristinaAsbeeisaNewYorkattorneywho,foroveradecade,haspracticedinthecivilrightsspace.Sheiscommittedtoadvancingtherightsofpeoplewithdisabilitiesandworkstoensurethattheneedsofpeoplewithdisabilitiesareconsidered...first,andnotasanafte...

JoshuaSherer

General Counsel

JoshShererisaNewYork–basedattorneyandcomplianceleaderwithdeepexpertiseintheautomotive,OEM,andconsumerelectronicsindustries.AsDeputyGeneralCounselofVOXXInternationalCorporation,hehasplayedakeyroleinshaping...thecompany’sgloballegalandcomp...

JeffScott

Board Member New York Auto Experience Inc.

JeffScottisthePresidentandfounderofScott&McCauleyInsuranceAgency.Underhisleadership,thefirmhasbeenrecognizedasoneofthefastest-growingspecializedcommercialP&Cagenciesforanumberofnationalinsurance...carriers.ThissuccessisbuiltonJeff'suniq...

JosephSFolzII

Legal Advisor

JoeFolzisanattorneylicensedinMichiganandGeorgia.HebeganhiscareeratGeneralMotors,followedby40yearsasVicePresident,GeneralCounselandSecretaryof,first,VolkswagenofAmerica,Inc.,andthenPorscheCarsNorthAmerica,Inc....Heretiredfromthecarbus...

LeonardA.“Len”Bellavia

Senior Legal Counsel

LeonardA.“Len”BellaviaisthefoundingpartnerofBellaviaBlatt,PC,andanationallyrecognizedauthorityonautomotivelaw.AlifelongNewYorkerwithdeeprootsinautomotiveretail,Len’sfamilyonceownedoneoftheregion’slargestdealergroups.Hehasrepresentedthou...

OEM,Industry&MobilityStrategy

3 Members

Eric-MarkHuitema

Co-Head OEM Relations

Eric-MarkHuitemaistheformerDirectorGeneraloftheEuropeanAutomobileManufacturers™Association(ACEA),apositionhehasheldsinceOctober2019.PriortohisACEAappointment,MrHuitemaactedasGlobalSmarterTransportationLeaderatIBM,wherehefocussedonopt...

DeanBrauchli

Independent Board Director

DeanBrauchlihashadaprofessionalautomotivecareersince1984,specializinginVW-Porsche-Audiretailsalesandmanagement.AttainedU.SNationalsaleschampionforAudi1995,1996,1997.HehasalsobeenacreativeNat'ladvertisingcontributorforAudi,andannualZonesale...

TerrenceJohnson

Board of Advisors

Mr.TerenceJohnssonhasover25yearsofC-LevelautomotiveleadershipexperiencewithAudi,VolkswagenandGeneralMotors....Hehasled,transformed,andstartedbusinessesinmostglobalmarketsincludingNorthandSouthAmerica,China,Europe,Asia,andAfrica/MiddleEast....

Art,Design&DigitalStorytelling

4 Members

BerndLuz

Board of Advisors

PopArtist&RacingHistorianBerndLuz,basedinNeuhausenobEck,GermanyandSchaffhausen,Switzerland,becameoneofthemostinternationallyknownPop-Artartistsinlessthanthelast10years.Hisworksofartcanbefoundinnationalmuseums,museumsandgalleriesaround...

JamesToomey

Board of Advisors

JamesisaBrand,Design,Digital,andExperienceInnovationconsultantinNewYork,where...hehelpslargeorganizationsstrategizeandexecuteontheirdigitalvisions.Hisworkspansthegamutfromsmallstart-upsseekinggrowthacceleration,tolargerestablishedcompaniesl...

AlexTeplish

Board of Advisors

AlexTeplishhasworkeddiligentlyforover25yearstobecomealeadinginnovator,futurist,andexpertindigitaltechnology,graphicdesign,marketing,andtechnologyteamleadership.Throughouthisexpansivecareerspanningavarietyofindustries,Alexhasconsistentlybeen...

JamesBarnard

Board Member New York Auto Experience Inc.

JamesB.isahumanitiesscholar,nonprofitbuilder,andlifelongmotoringenthusiastwhofoundedTheSportsCarInstitute(SCI)torejuvenatecarcultureforGenZthrough...hands-oneducation,designhistory,andsafety-firstperformance.Hespent34yearsteachingEnglishan...

Motorsport,ClassicCars&Collecting

1 Members

ChristianGinet

Board of Advisors

BasedinGeneva,Switzerland,GinetistheCreatorandOwnerofDrivingAmbitionLTDandAutoSportCollection,adivisionofDrivingAmbitionS.A.PrivateAutomobile.HeisalsoanadvisorfortheF1GrandPrixDriver'sClubfortheFormulaOneGrandPrixDriversClub.Hehasal...

Events,Experiences&LiveProduction

1 Members

ShawnCuffie

Board Director

ShawnCuffieisanacclaimedproducer,choreographerandentertainmentvisionarywhohasstagedhundredsofsuccessfuleventsacrossNorthAmericaforoverthelast26years.AsDirectorOfEventProductionandDevelopmenthascreatedlarge-scalecorporateandcharitableeventsf...

Design,Preservation&InstitutionalDevelopment

3 Members

DrDavidLangguthPhDIIDA

Board of Advisors

Awardwinningdesigner/educatorandhistoricpreservationist.PhDinFinearts/design.Master'shistoricpreservation..Over6000studentgraduatesfromvariouscollegesanduniversitiesinmulti-statelocations.Awardwinningdesignerforcelebrities,sportsfigures,government...

GabrielSmith

Architect

GabrielSmithFAIALEEDAP,isaNewYorkCitybasedarchitectwithexperienceintheUS,UK,EuropeandSouthAmerica.Focusedprimarilyonmuseums,hehasledmorethanonemillionsquarefeetofcomplexprojectsforcultural,education...,commercialandgovernmentclientsto...

BruceWasserman

Director of Design & Board of Directors New York Auto Museum

BruceWassermanisanaccomplishedgraphicdesigner,havingdonehisMastersworkinIndustrialDesignattheprestigiousPrattInstituteandaBFAinAdvertising/GraphicDesignfromtheNewYorkInstituteofTechnology.Overthecourseofhiscareer,he...hasearnednumerousa...

Licensing,Media&BrandStrategy

2 Members

ArinKairam

Senior Public Relations Advisor

ArinKairamisacommunicationsprofessionalandwriterwithexperienceinpublicrelations,mediarelations,andcontentdevelopment.Hecombinesastrongfoundation...instrategiccommunicationswithacreative,detail-orientedapproachtostorytellingandresearch.Alifelon...

RusselA.Brown

Board of Advisors

RussBrownwasrecentlythePresidentofConsumerProducts,PromotionsandAdSalesatValiantEntertainmentsince2012,theyearValiantwasrelaunched.Superheromerchandisingishisclaim-to-fame,havinghelpedresurrectingtheMarvelcharactersinmerchandising(leadingtoth...

Strategy,Technology&Security

6 Members

Kenneth“Bridger”Roy

Board of Advisors

BridgerRoyisaLeadAssociate(Intelligence&TechnologyExpert)forBoozAllenHamiltonsupportingtheU.S.DepartmentofDefense(DOD)andvariousIntelligenceCommunity(IC)agencies/departments....HeiscurrentlyadvisingtheOfficeoftheUnderSecretaryofDefenseforRe...

KetiMehta

Board of Advisors

Ketileadsbyexampleandisahighlyskilled,certifiedsalesactivator,leadershipdevelopmentcoach,talententhusiastandevangelistoftheCustomerExperience.Mehtahasalsoheldseniorexecutiveleadership...rolesatGallagher,HubInternational,USIInsuranceServices,...

CoreyLancaster

Board of Directors New York Auto Experience

PleasewelcomeCoreyS.Lancaster—acybersecurityexecutive,AI-certifiedstrategist,andU.S.AirForceveteranwithover25yearsofexperienceindefense,government,finance,criticalinfrastructiureallwithinenterprisetechnology.HehasservedasCISOfora$135millionf...

KyleBeagle

President, New York Auto Experience Inc. Board of Directors

KyleBeagleisaseasonedfederalacquisitionandprocurementleaderwithover17yearsofexperiencesupportingdefense,smallbusiness,andinnovationinitiativesacrosstheU.S.government.HecurrentlyservesattheNationalGuardBureau,advisingonindustrialbasesustainab...

GeorgePanagiotakopoulos

Independent, Board Members New York Auto Experience Inc

GeorgePanagiotakopoulosisaseasonedprofessionalwithextensiveexperienceininnovation,entrepreneurship,andbusinessstrategy.HecurrentlyservesastheHeadofGlobalExpansionattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,wherehehasbeenresponsibleforlaunching...and...

StevenSchwartz

Board Member New York Auto Museum

Stevenisaseasonedleaderincyberriskandinsuranceinnovation,withoveradecadeofexperiencebridgingtechnology,risk,andfinance.Heleadsstrategyandpartnerships...foraglobalcyberriskquantificationfirm,shapingthefutureofdata-driveninsuranceandenterpr...

Volunteers

2 Members

LawrenceYee

Web Developer

LawrenceisaexperiencedFrontendDeveloperwithabackgroundinarchitecturedesign.Hetakesprideinturningmockdesigns...intobuildablecode.

PardhuMattupalli

Web Designer

PardhuisaNewYork–basedgraduatestudentinArtificialIntelligencewithapassionforbuildingintelligentsystemsandcreatingseamlessdigitalexperiences.Hehashands-onexperienceinmachinelearning,dataanalytics,predictivemodeling,andcomputervision,withproject...

ADMINISTRATIVESUPPORT

4 Members

JaySoneri

Project & Social Media Manager

JayisaversatileprofessionalwithexperienceacrossAIstartups,ElectronicDataInterchange(EDI),digitalmarketingandprojectmanagement....Throughouthiscareer,hehasworkedasanEDIexpertandhascontributedtothesuccessofseveraldigitalmarketingagencies,spec...

ArvindMotivaras

Executive Assistant & Outreach Coordinator

ArvindholdsaBachelorofComputerApplications(BCA)degree,providingastrongfoundationintechnology,digitaltools,andmodernbusinesssolutions.HehasexperienceasanExecutiveAssistantandVirtualAssistantSpecialist,supportingoutreach,partnershipdevelopment,em...

VivekMalamdi

Administrative Support Specialist

VivekholdsaB.Comdegreeandbringsexperienceacrossbanking,loanmanagementandadministrativesupport....Hehasworkedwithtwobanks,gaininghands-onexperienceinloanmanagementandfinancialoperations.HealsoworkedwithBrainlyasaDataEntryandContentCreation...

NarendraJungi

Executive Assistant | Social Media & Community Outreach

NarendraisaBCAgraduatewithastronginterestinsocialmediaanddigitaloutreach.HespecializesinLinkedInandFacebookoutreachandhashands-onexperienceconnectingwithaudiencesandbuildingmeaningfulonlineengagement....Beforejoiningtheteam,heworkedwithan...