Siva Kumar

Siva Kumar is the Board Vice President at Bloomfield Hills Schools. Siva was previously the Chief Financial Officer at Optimal-EV from January 2021 to December 2021. Siva successfully raised $20 million in funding and led development of business plans. Additionally, they have served as Managing Partner / Interim CFO at Skanda Capital Advisors, LLC from July 2019 to January 2021, helping clients at mid-sized companies to maximize value. Siva has also held the positions of Senior Director, Asia Pacific Strategy at Meritor from January 2006 to March 2019, Finance Manager at Tenneco Automotive from April 1998 to December 1999, Treasury Manager at Ford Motor Company from January 2000 to December 2005, and Product Design Engineer at Ford Motor Company from May 1994 to September 1997.

Siva Kumar has a MBA from the University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business with a focus in finance and corporate strategy. Siva also has a Master of Science in mechanical engineering from Wayne State University as well as a Bachelor of Engineering in mechanical engineering from Coimbatore Institute of Technology. In addition, they are certified by the CFA Institute as a CFA.