Who We Are
Leadership Team
Collectively, our founders have worked for major automotive manufacturers, and globally recognized academic institutions (ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena and College for Creative Studies in Detroit).
David Muyres
A global mobility industry veteran who has held executive positions with automotive companies, academia, and startups, notably serving as CCO of Streetscope, VP at Johnson Controls, and leader of innovation teams at Yanfeng Automotive..
Geoff Wardle
A veteran of automotive design across global companies like British Leyland, Chrysler, SAAB, Ford, and TVS Motors with academic leadership at ArtCenter College of Design, where he founded and ran the Graduate Transportation Systems and Design program until 2023.
Tim Shih
His global transportation designer career spans roles at BMW, Volvo, and Yanfeng International (as Global VP of Design and User Experience), combining expertise in architecture, vehicle design, and systems thinking to develop holistic mobility solutions across cultures and disciplines
Llewellyn Wells
An Emmy and Golden Globe-winning producer known for shows like The West Wing and Animal Kingdom, who also served as VP of Communications at Rocky Mountain Institute and founded Living City Block, combining entertainment industry expertise with sustainability leadership.
Board of Trustees
Michael Potts
Managing Partner: Advance Wave Partners; Advisory Board: Cadence Capital, Crestone Capital Advisors; Board of Trustees: Institute of Noetic Science; CEO: Rocky Mountain Institute; VP: Intuit
Nate Young
Senior VP: Newell Brands; President: NewNorth Center for Design in Business; Executive VP: Art Center College of Design; Group VP: Johnson Controls
Suzanne Hunt
VP, Policy: Generate Upcycle; Chair, External Advisory Board: Cornell AgriTech; External Sustainability Council Member: Bayer; Senior Advisor: Carbon War Room
David Muyres
President
A global mobility industry veteran who has held executive positions with automotive companies, academia, and startups, notably serving as CCO of Streetscope, VP at Johnson Controls, and leader of innovation teams at Yanfeng Automotive..
Llewellyn Wells
Secretary/Treasurer
An Emmy and Golden Globe-winning producer known for shows like The West Wing and Animal Kingdom, who also served as VP of Communications at Rocky Mountain Institute and founded Living City Block, combining entertainment industry expertise with sustainability leadership.
Advisory Board
Harald Belker
Author: “Pulse”, “Ride”, Co-Author, “Design Concept 1&2”; Design Consultant: Apple, Samsung, Mattel, Anki; Freelance concept artist for the Film Industry
Rob Bennett
Senior Advisor: Partnership for Southern Equity; Founder and former CEO: EcoDistricts and Portland Sustainability Institute; Clinton Foundation
Kevin Bethune
Author, “Reimagining Design: Unlocking Strategic Innovation”; Founder, Chief Creative Officer: dreams • design + life; VP Strategic Design: BCG Digital Ventures
Bill Browning
Partner: Terrapin Bright Green; Founder, Green Development Services: Rocky Mountain Institute
Corey Clothier
Global Automated Mobility Lead: Arcadis; Autonomous Fleet Integration: ARIBO; Autonomous Vehicle Advisor: ev Transportation Services, Inc.; Founder: Stantec GenerationAV™
Jim Hotary
President & Chief Innovation Officer: Future Shaped; Founder & Chief Technology Officer: Lilypad Labs, Inc.; Associate Director, Advanced Technology: BISSELL Homecare, Inc; Director, xWorks Innovation Center & Director, Electronics Innovation: Faurecia; Manager, User Experience Design: Bose Corporation.
Jody Ingle
Design Consultant and Board leader Chair, IDSA/ Detroit; Trustee, College for Creative Studies, Chair of Academic Affairs, Trustee, Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, Chair of Facilities.
Michelle Katz
Executive Business and Legal Advisor: Mother Superior; Chief Legal and Business Officer: Botanic Technologies, Inc.; VP Business and Legal Affairs, Universal Studios; Associate Counsel: Paramount Pictures; Associate Counsel: Writers Guild of America West
Matthew Lesh
Vice President – Mobility Tech Practice Lead: WSP in the U.S.; Advisor: Robocist, Inc.; Advisor: Mobility Insight; Managing Director: TESIAC; Business Development & Government Relations Advisor
Heidrun Mumper-Drumm
Engineer and Designer, Professor at ArtCenter College of Design; Chair: LA’s Chief Sustainability Officer Strategic Taskforce/Pando Populous; International Council of Design, Montreal Design Declaration, Partnership for Academic Leadership in Sustainability [PALS].
Marta Nowak
Christos Yessios Digital Fabrication Assistant Professor of Architecture: Ohio State University; Founding Principal: AN.ONYMOUS; Technology Innovation Lead: Google R+D Lab for the Built Environment; Lecturer: UCLA Architecture and Urban Design; Architectural Professional: Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)
Michael Offerman
Senior Director of Strategy: Cactus; User experience and brand consultant for Uber, Hilton, Good Development Group and Mayo Clinic.
Julian Scaff
Associate Chair, Masters in Interaction Design & Associate Professor & Faculty Director of Masters in Interaction Design: ArtCenter College of Design; Owner: Scaff Design LLC; Board of Advisors: Spatial Labs; Design Director, UX+IxD: Interactivism; Senior Instructor & Lead Instructor, UXDI Program: General Assembly.
Kyle Shelton
Director: Center for Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota; Deputy Director: Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Rice University; Editor in Chief: Mobility in History
Dan Sturges
Mobility inventor and entrepreneur. CEO of Mobilitee, LLC. Creator of the Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (GEM) and the LSV category. Also a mobility design educator. Past work includes General Motors, frogdesign, ITS-Davis, Calstart, Local Motors, and others.