Ms. Gray has served as the Chief Executive Officer of DKTN Consulting LLC, a global automotive systems and energy storage advisory firm, since May 2023, and previously served as Director External Affairs and Government Relations, North America for LG Energy Solution Michigan Inc., the North American subsidiary of LG Energy Solution Ltd, a manufacturer of large lithium-ion battery cells and packs for electric vehicles and other energy storage applications, from March 2022 until her retirement in May 2023. Ms. Gray previously served as CEO/President and Board Member of LG Chem Power Inc./LG Chem Michigan Inc./LG Energy Solution Michigan Inc. from September 2015 to March 2022. In that position, her team provided battery solutions for automotive and non-automotive applications. Ms. Gray served on the board of directors for Tenneco from March 2019 to November 2022, the National Academies Board on Energy and Environmental Systems from January 2020 to December 2025, the Advisory Boards of the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation Electric Vehicle Working Group from August 2023 to January 2025 and the United States Secretary of Energy from October 2021 to January 2025. Ms. Gray has also served on the board of directors of Canadian National Railway since April 2021 and as Member of The National Academy of Engineering since February 2022. Ms. Gray previously held automotive leadership positions with AVL List GmbH in Graz, Austria from 2013 to 2015 and Atieva, Inc. in Redwood City, California from 2010 to 2013. The vast majority of Ms. Gray s 35+ year professional career was with General Motors from 1986 to 2010, where she spearheaded efforts in vehicle electrical, powertrain system controls, and software, including battery systems. Ms. Gray holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Kettering University and a M.S. in Engineering Management of Technology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.