Erin Brooks

Erin Brooks

Purchasing & Sourcing at Tesla Motors

TED Attendee
San Francisco, California, United States
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Athlete, Business leader, Concerned citizen, Engineer, Environmentalist

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12+ years automotive, technology, and management consulting experience, leading projects and teams in strategic sourcing, global supply chain management, new product introductions, and organizational transformation for large automotive manufacturers and Fortune 500 clients. Currently the Director of Supply Chain at Wrightspeed, working to reduce energy consumption and pollution where it is most concentrated – our local garbage trucks, delivery trucks, and buses - by swapping out the entire powertrain for a cleaner, quieter, efficient solution. Recently a leader of global Supply Chain and Purchasing at Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA), responsible for developing a long term, scalable supply base strategy, to enable Tesla’s goal of accelerating the world’s adoption of increasingly affordable electric cars. An accomplished leader in non-profit organizations whose mission is aligned with encouraging young women to enter careers in STEM, and promoting the full potential of professional women in careers as engineers and leaders.