Maxwell Kushner-Lenhoff

Maxwell Kushner-Lenhoff

Maxwell Kushner-Lenhoff is the Head of Commercial at Mitra Chem, a battery materials company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has over 10 years of experience in the chemical and battery industries, with a focus on battery materials supply chain management.

Career Highlights

• Head of Commercial at Mitra Chem since August 20231
• Group Manager, Battery Materials Supply Chain at Tesla from September 2021 to July 20231
  • Helped establish Tesla's in-house 4680 battery program by scaling up the supply chain for cathode, precursor, and electrolyte materials
  • Managed a team of Global Supply Managers to negotiate long-term contracts for localization, supply security, and cost reduction of lithium-containing cathode materials
• Communications Manager for the Office of the Chairman and CEO at The Dow Chemical Company from 2012 to 20161
  • Worked directly with the CEO on product discussions with key customers and linking R&D to cross-selling at OEMs
  • Influenced energy policy at national and international levels, including writing U.S. Senate testimony and briefing the CEO for meetings with government leaders
  • Coordinated successful Board of Directors pitch of Dow's 2025 Sustainability Goals with Chief Sustainability Officer

Education and Certifications

• MBA from the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business1
• Patent Agent registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Recent Activities

• Speaker at Giga USA 2024 conference in Washington, DC in June 20244
• Announced as a key hire by Mitra Chem in August 20233
• Posting about Mitra Chem's joint venture with Sun Chemical in June 20242