Battery Material Startup NanoGraf Welcomes Former General Motors Executive Dave Stenson as an Industry Advisor
CHICAGO – July 28, 2021 – NanoGraf, an advanced battery material company, today announces the appointment of former General Motors (GM) executive Dave Stenson as an advisor to its team. The move will support NanoGraf in its continued efforts to develop the longest-lasting, highest-energy, and highest-power lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and consumer electronics.
“Building the electric vehicle battery of the future requires legacy knowledge from the best minds in the industry – and few fit this mold better than Dave,” said NanoGraf CEO Dr. Francis Wang. “In close partnership with our executive team, Dave will help us innovate faster and further grow our roots in automotive and EV markets.”
At NanoGraf, Stenson will drive strategic vision and partnerships across the industry while helping the company address manufacturer needs. Stenson currently serves as a board member and interim CTO of Optimal-EV and is a regular project merit reviewer for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office.
Over his 29-year tenure at GM, Stenson served in various senior leadership roles, most recently as CTO of HUMMER, and previously as Chief Engineer of GM de Mexico and Vehicle Line Director of Pontiac Solstice. He is also the founder and CEO of Inventev LLC, an Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) grant awardee for ZEV+E™ technology enabling plug-in hybrid electric vehicle job-site work trucks, as well as the founder of the adjacent industrial and automotive advisory practice Inventev Experts.
“Batteries have become a critical basis of competition for the automotive industry, and NanoGraf is strongly positioned in the space with its disruptive technology and high-performance battery material” said Stenson. “I look forward to partnering with NanoGraf to help drive more collaboration and advance scouting to further advance their position in the market.”
Today NanoGraf works with more than 50 companies, including some of the world’s leading consumer electronics, household appliance, and power tool brands, as well as some of the largest Tier-1 automotive manufacturers. NanoGraf received a $1.65 million U.S. Department of Defense grant in 2020 to develop longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries to power U.S. military equipment. In 2019, it received a$7.5 million grant from the U.S. Council for Automotive Research, a consortium of Ford, General Motors and the U.S. FCA, which makes Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram and FIAT vehicles in 2019.
For more information about NanoGraf and its silicon-anode battery material and technology, visit www.nanograf.com.
About NanoGraf
NanoGraf is an advanced battery material company whose patented silicon-anode technology enables longer-lasting, higher-energy, and higher-power lithium-ion batteries. NanoGraf works with more than 50 companies, including some of the world’s leading consumer electronics, household appliance, and power tool brands, and over 12 strategic partners in electric mobility (from startups to Fortune 100s). NanoGraf is a spinout of Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory. For more information, visit www.nanograf.com.
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