Fireside Chat: Entrepreneurial Mindset in a Large Organization: How Startup Agility can Energize Corporate Innovation

Franck Louis-Victor is CEO, Ford Next LLC, effective March 2, 2022. He reports to Marin Gjaja, chief customer officer, Ford Model e. Previously, Louis-Victor was vice president, New Businesses Platform. In this role, Louis-Victor was responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive strategic plan that included the company’s existing and emerging portfolio of capabilities in areas like autonomous vehicles and mobility services. Louis-Victor and his team nurtured new ideas through Ford’s incubator, Ford X, and accelerated development of disruptive technologies in areas that enable and enhance always-on relationships with customers. Prior to joining Ford in 2021, Louis-Victor oversaw development and implementation of new business models and revenue streams for Groupe Renault as vice president, New Medias and Services Innovation. For nearly three years from 2016, he was alliance global director, Connected Vehicles Cloud and Services, for the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance. Louis-Victor spent several years in mobility and automotive startups after beginning his career in information technology in France in 1998. Louis-Victor has a master’s degree in physics from the University of Bordeaux in France and a bachelor’s degree in Automotive Design from the Franco Sbarro School of Automotive Design in Switzerland.

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