Linda Zhang: Chief Engineer, Ford F150 Lightning

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4.6 • 667 Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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I love cars. This isn’t a mid-life crisis kind of thing for me. It’s been true since I was growing up in a poor part of Hawaii and has never stopped. In fact, my love of cars has been a powerful motivational factor throughout my life. Join me with special guest Linda Zhang – Product Manager of the highly anticipated Ford F150 Lightning. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:44.4	I'm Guy Kawasaki and this is remarkable people. First, let me digress.
0:55.6	I love cars.
0:57.5	This isn't a midlife crisis kind of thing for me.
1:01.4	It's been true since I was growing up in a poor part of Hawaii and has never stopped.
1:07.0	In fact, my love of cars has been a powerful motivational factor throughout my life.
1:14.0	Today's guest has one of the most interesting jobs in the entire automotive industry.
1:20.3	Her name is Linda Zhang.
1:22.5	She is the chief engineer of the Ford 150 Lightning.
1:26.9	In the 25 years that she has worked for Ford, she has served in
1:30.8	engineering, strategy, business development, and manufacturing positions. Linda rightfully earned a
1:37.2	spot on the automotive news list of rising stars for 2021. She manages the engineering process of the electric version of the most popular
1:46.7	truck in the United States, the Ford F-150. In my humble opinion, when all the dust settles,
1:54.0	the introduction of this version of the F-150 is a pivotal moment in the automotive industry,
2:03.8	tied with, or at least second, to only the introduction of the Tesla. Linda attended the University of Michigan, where she obtained
2:09.4	a Bachelor's of Science in Engineering, a Master's in Computer Engineering, and a Master's
2:15.3	of Business administration.
2:20.1	Linda's accomplishments carry even greater weight.
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