Kristen Siemen

Board Member and Former General Motors C-suite executive with experience leading global product development, engineering, manufacturing, and sustainability in a highly regulated, consumer-facing business. I have expertise in EVs, ADAS, software-defined vehicles, safety, and enterprise transformation, with strong board-level relevance across technology, energy, and risk. My experience spans the full lifecycle of bringing complex products to market, from product and platform design through engineering, manufacturing scale-up, launch, supply chain, and commercialization. I have led and overseen the transition from hardware-centric vehicles to electrified, connected, and software-enabled platforms, navigating the technical, organizational, and regulatory complexity that accompanies these shifts. This includes oversight of electrical and electronic architectures, functional safety, cybersecurity, and the growing importance of software, data, and over-the-air capability as strategic differentiators. As a senior leader within a consumer-facing OEM, I prioritize product design, user experience, brand trust, quality and safety while enabling innovation at scale. I bring operational credibility across manufacturing operations, supply chains, and workforce safety, including OSHA and industrial risk management. In parallel, I have experience integrating sustainability, energy, and utilities considerations into product and enterprise strategy. This experience spans vehicle electrification, energy infrastructure, grid interaction, and regulatory policy. I help boards and management teams connect technology, sustainability, and risk to long-term value creation, and ask thoughtful, catalytic questions that support strong governance while enabling growth and transformation. I am well suited for boards that value high growth and where technology, product strategy, manufacturing scale, sustainability, energy, and enterprise risk intersect. Core Expertise: Board Governance • EVs & Electrification • ADAS • Software-Defined Vehicles • Product Development • Manufacturing & Scale-Up • Safety & Quality • Sustainability • Energy & Utilities • Enterprise Transformation • Profitable growth