Dan Cowan

Dan Cowan has a diverse work experience spanning over several decades. Dan is currently working as the Vice President of Business Development at MicroVision since April 2023. Prior to this, they were the Head of Business Development - Industrial at Aeva from August 2021 to April 2023. From August 2019 to August 2021, they worked in Strategic Partnerships at Waymo. Before that, they were the Director of Automotive Programs - Lidar at Velodyne Lidar, Inc. from October 2016 to July 2019. From December 2012 to October 2016, they served as the Director of North American Sales at InMotion USA - Zapi Group. Prior to that, they worked as the Business Development Manager at Kollmorgen from May 2010 to November 2012. Dan Cowan also has a long tenure at Ricardo, where they served as the Chief Engineer from 2001 to 2010 and had roles in Vehicle Engineering from 2000 to 2010. Dan started their career as a Senior Program Manager at ASC Inc from 1998 to 2001, and before that, they worked as a Senior Program Manager at Detroit Diesel from 1988 to 1998.

Dan Cowan completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Michigan State University from 1983 to 1988. Dan then pursued their Master of Business Administration degree in International Business at the Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business from 1998 to 2000.