John Davis is the Director of Electric Vehicle Van and Bus programs, based at Ford’s Dunton Technical Centre, UK.  John is responsible for leading Ford’s EV commercial vehicle product lines serving Ford Pro globally.

Prior to this role, John served as the Director of Vehicle and Product Engineering for Ford Next LLC, a unique business unit within Ford Motor Company. John was responsible for leading Ford’s commercial autonomous vehicle development, including the integration with Argo AI, as well as the development of self-driving systems integration and related technologies.

Davis joined Ford in 1989 and has a held a series of positions within Ford and Lincoln, including Global Chief Program Engineer for Lincoln’s Aviator, Chief Program Engineer for Ford’s North American commercial vehicles, and Chief Program Engineer of North American small cars. He has also served in a number of key management roles in Ford’s Product Development, including product planning, vehicle engineering and program management for Explorer and Super Duty vehicles.

Davis holds a Master of Engineering Management from Wayne State University and a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Illinois.  He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Ford Otosan, a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and Koc Holdings.  He has also served on the Industrial Advisory Board for Lawrence Technological University’s Department of Engineering Technology since 2008 and regularly speaks at the University of Michigan Dearborn School of Business.  Davis also serves on the Oversight Committee of the Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) Innovation Hub for Advanced Transportation. Davis previously served as the Board Chair of Quantum Signal AI, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford.