Kevin Buell is a highly analytical business strategist with a diverse background in the technology, defense, and automotive industries. He holds a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA with high honors from the University of Chicago - Booth School of Business. Buell spent four years in the defense industry at Raytheon's General-Management Rotational Development Program before becoming a management consultant at L.E.K. Consulting, where he led business strategy projects for private equity and C-suite clients. He then moved on to Qualcomm, where he served as Sr. Director of Strategy & Development and lead the annual strategic planning process for the company's $16B+ semiconductor business. Buell is currently the Vice President of Semiconductor & IP Strategy at Aptiv, continuing to apply his expertise in business strategy, marketing, corporate development, and growth strategy to the tech and automotive industries.