Jay Solomond

Jay Solomond is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Performance Review Institute (PRI). Jay is responsible for leading PRI in modernization and growth/diversification, with a strong focus on understanding the current and future needs of PRI’s stakeholders.

Jay’s experience includes more than 25 years in design, development and manufacturing across multiple industry and military OEM and Tiered suppliers. Prior to joining PRI, Jay served as a Senior Vice President of Product Development and Engineering for Lippert Automotive.

Jay’s commitment to innovation and quality is long-standing and is grounded in global experience. He has established and lead various teams in multiple countries including China, Germany, India, and Mexico. Jay has been a member of various industry consortiums that sought to grow and strengthen industry capabilities and drive common practices. Most recently, as a member of the Detroit-based LIFT (Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow) Consortium, he challenged industry norms related to ductile iron castings and presented innovative techniques to lighten key automotive components.

Critical to innovation and quality is teamwork and Jay brings serious commitment to developing, coaching, and leading diverse teams who are empowered to bring their best efforts forward for a meaningful customer experience.

Jay has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Ceramic (Materials) Science and Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University. He also has a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University. He holds four patents where he is the primary inventor.