Sameer Kshirsagar Male • United States of America

Tesla's Director of Global Supply Management and Optimization is Sameer Kshirsagar. Mr. Kshirsagar is in charge of the strategic procurement and supplier industrialization of a wide range of automotive and high-tech commodities and worldwide suppliers. In this job, he is also in charge of laying a solid basis for a quickly growing supplier base to scale successfully in a highly disruptive, competitive, and fast-paced environment. ?

Sameer Kshirsagar has over 20 years of experience in the automotive, consumer electronics, and high-tech sectors as a leader. He has worked for organizations such as General Motors, Philips Electronics, Google[X], Uber, and Tesla. He has extensive functional knowledge in strategic sourcing, supply chain, lean manufacturing, quality, supplier industrialization, engineering, strategic finance, and workplace operations. ?



Sameer Kshirsagar formerly sat on the Uber-Advanced Technologies Group Board of Directors. He received the General Motors Chairman's Honors Award in 1999, and the Society of Automotive Engineering (S.A.E.) Young Manufacturing Leadership Award in 2008. He graduated from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Kettering University with an M.S. in Manufacturing Management, and The Ohio State University with an Executive MBA. Mr. Kshirsagar has actively pursued professional development and education, earning certifications in Supply Chain Management from The University of Texas-Austin and Stanford University, as well as a degree in Making Corporate Boards More Effective from Harvard University. ?



Sameer Kshirsagar likes participating in his family's volunteer endeavors. He now wants to broaden his influence on the local community. Mr. Kshirsagar is particularly interested in working with non-profit groups that aim to improve educational opportunities for marginalized youngsters, children in need, and veterans. Mr. Kshirsagar presently lives in the Pittsburgh, PA region with his 20-year wife, two children, and two pets.