Michael O'Brien

Executive Director, Business Development at Emergency Safety Solutions

Michael O'Brien has a diverse work experience spanning over several decades. Michael started their career at Ford Motor Company in 1981 as a Field Manager and worked there until 1985. Michael then joined Garrett - Advancing Motion as an OEM Sales representative from 1983 to 1988. In 1996, they joined Toyota North America as a Corporate Manager in Product Planning, a position they held until 2010. From 2010 to 2020, O'Brien worked at Hyundai Motor America as the Vice President of Corporate Planning, Product Planning, and Digital Business. In 2020, they transitioned to Irish Air Consulting as a Principal Consultant, and later that year, they moved to Emergency Safety Solutions as the Executive Director of Business Development. In 2021, O'Brien joined Accenture as a Senior Advisor.

Michael O'Brien's education history consists of three time periods. In 1975, they began attending the University of Missouri-Columbia, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) with a focus on Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services. Michael completed their degree in 1979.

Thirty years later, in 2005, Michael O'Brien attended Harvard University for executive education. Although no specific degree is mentioned, they participated in a program that focused on Executive Education.

Finally, in 2016, Michael O'Brien enrolled in the Executive Leadership Program at the University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business. The duration of this program is not provided, but it can be assumed that they completed their studies at some point in the same year.

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  • Executive Director, Business Development

    August, 2020 - present