About
Mike Tinskey leads the Ford Motor Company’s sustainability activities for electric vehicles, energy and infrastructure. His focus is to develop and implement new products, business models, and partnerships to ensure success of Ford’s sustainability plans globally, including success of Ford plug-in and alternative fuel vehicles.
Prior to this role, Mike led the Product Planning and Program Management activities globally for hybrid electric vehicles and was responsible for developing and implementing Ford’s electrification strategy that was announced in January 2009.
Mr. Tinskey has held a variety of leadership positions during his career with Ford, which began in 1991. This includes director roles in Advanced Product Engineering, Strategy, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Business Development, and Innovation. A common thread among these positions is that he was charged with identifying and implementing game-changing technologies and new business models – and developing strategies and partnerships to implement them flawlessly.
Mike holds a Bachelors and Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech, and earned an MBA in Finance from University of Michigan. He holds multiple global patents in vehicle control systems.
Episodes
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August 25, 2022
New Hybrid and Electric Cars and More with Mike Tinskey
His focus is to develop and implement new products, business models, and partnerships to ensure success of Ford’s sustainability plans globally, including success of Ford plug-in and alternative fuel vehicles. John Shegerian: Welcome to another special edition of Green is Good. We’re here in San Francisco at the Green Festival, and we’ve got a very […]
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February 16, 2015
New Hybrid and Electric Cars and More with Ford Motor Company’s Mike Tinskey
Mike Tinskey leads Ford Motor Company’s sustainability activities for electric vehicles, energy and infrastructure.