Cruise Automation CEO and leadership

Daniel Ammann (born 1963) is a Swiss journalist and author. He was educated at University of Zurich, UC Berkeley and Fondation Post Universitaire Internationale in Paris. He holds an MA in Political Science, History and Constitutional Law.

Dan Kan, a native of Seattle, co-founded Cruise with Kyle Vogt in 2013. Dan currently serves as Cruise’s Chief Product Officer. A successful entrepreneur, Dan started his career at a technology startup called UserVoice. He then founded Exec, an on-demand hospitality service company, and successfully sold Exec to Handy, which in turn was acquired by ANGI Homeservices in 2014.

Dan was listed as number 7 on Fortune’s 2016 40 under 40 list for the most influential people in business. He studied economics and psychology at Claremont McKenna College.

Kyle Vogt is an American engineer, entrepreneur, technology executive and robotics pioneer. In 2013, Vogt founded Cruise Automation, where he currently serves as the company's President and Chief Technology Officer. Cruise develops self-driving car technology and, since being acquired in May 2016, operates as an independent subsidiary of General Motors. Vogt and Cruise Co-Founder Dan Kan are the youngest senior directors at GM. Vogt and Kan are listed as number 7 on Fortune's 2016 40 Under 40 List, an annual ranking of the most influential young people in business.

Savannah Leggett is an Executive Assistant to Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder at Cruise and is based in San Francisco, California. She has worked as Executive Assistant to CEO at Rothenberg Ventures and Chief Of Staff at River Ecosystem.

Arden Hoffman are a VP:People at Dropbox and Chief People Officer at Cruise. They have experience at Goldman Sachs and have worked as Dir:People Operations at Google and Chief People Officer at Dropbox.

Prior to Cruise, Bill was the Finance Lead at Oracle, Senior Director of Finance at Theravance Biopharma, and Division CFO at UCB. He joined Cruise because he feels autonomous vehicles will have a profound impact on our lives.

Jeffrey Bleich is a Chief Legal Officer at Cruise and is based in San Francisco, California. He has worked as President at State Bar of California; Founding Member, California Co-Chair at Obama for America; and Chair of the Board of Directors at Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Jeffrey attended UC Berkeley School of Law between 1986 and 1989, Harvard Kennedy School between 1984 and 1986, and Flinders University between 2014 and 2014.

Kristine, a fourth-generation Californian, is Cruise's Chief Communications Officer. With over 20 years of experience, Kristine leads the efforts to tackle the communications challenge of a generation and build trust as Cruise solves the engineering challenge of a generation.

Before joining Cruise, Kristine was most recently Edelman’s president of the US Western Region, leading 650+ colleagues as well as award-winning campaigns for clients ranging from fast-growing start-ups to prestigious Fortune 50s. She began her career deep in the early days of the tech sector, helping start-ups develop business plans where she discovered the power of storytelling as a key factor in a company's ultimate success.

As S.E.V.P. and Chief Operating Officer for Delta Air Lines, I oversee a team of more than 70,000 employees responsible for safe, reliable operations across the globe. Prior to joining Delta in 2008, I served as CEO and President for Laidlaw Transit Services, as well as held executive roles at Northwest Airlines, United Airlines, United Technology and The Boeing Company.

Accolades and Strengths: Turnaround background; Portfolio company management; Public, private and private equity company management; M&A background; Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University; and Master of Business Administration from National University.

Dan Kan, a native of Seattle, co-founded Cruise with Kyle Vogt in 2013. Dan currently serves as Cruise’s Chief Product Officer. A successful entrepreneur, Dan started his career at a technology startup called UserVoice. He then founded Exec, an on-demand hospitality service company, and successfully sold Exec to Handy, which in turn was acquired by ANGI Homeservices in 2014.

Dan was listed as number 7 on Fortune’s 2016 40 under 40 list for the most influential people in business. He studied economics and psychology at Claremont McKenna College.

Kyle Vogt is an American engineer, entrepreneur, technology executive and robotics pioneer. In 2013, Vogt founded Cruise Automation, where he currently serves as the company's President and Chief Technology Officer. Cruise develops self-driving car technology and, since being acquired in May 2016, operates as an independent subsidiary of General Motors. Vogt and Cruise Co-Founder Dan Kan are the youngest senior directors at GM. Vogt and Kan are listed as number 7 on Fortune's 2016 40 Under 40 List, an annual ranking of the most influential young people in business.

Savannah Leggett is an Executive Assistant to Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder at Cruise and is based in San Francisco, California. She has worked as Executive Assistant to CEO at Rothenberg Ventures and Chief Of Staff at River Ecosystem.