JB Straubel

JB Straubel is the Founder and CEO of Redwood Materials, a Nevada-based company building a sustainable future by creating circular supply chains, turning waste into profit and solving the environmental impacts of new products before they happen. Prior to founding Redwood, JB spent 15 years at Tesla as Co-founder and CTO. JB built one of the best engineering teams in the world at Tesla and among many topics, he led cell design, supply chain and led the first Gigafactory concept through the production ramp of the Model 3. JB had a direct role in both R&D, team building and operational expansion from prototype cars through to mass production and GWh-scale. JB holds a Bachelor of Science in Energy Systems Engineering and a Master of Science in Energy Engineering from Stanford University.