Ms. Gray is a corporate director and industry advisor with extensive experience in business leadership. Most recently, she was Director, External Affairs & Government Relations, North America at LG Energy Solution Michigan Inc., U.S., a subsidiary of LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s largest lithium-ion battery manufacturers, until May 2023. She continues to advise LG Energy Solution Ltd. as a government relations consultant. Previously, she spent nearly eight years, beginning in 2015, with LG Corporation in various leadership positions, including as President of LG Energy Solution Michigan Inc. Tech Center, as President of LG Chem Michigan Inc. Tech Center, and as President and CEO of LG Power Inc. She also sat on the board of all three entities during her tenure in those leadership positions. From March 2013 to September 2015, she was Vice-President, Powertrain Electrification at AVL List GmbH in Graz, Austria and North America. She also has over 30 years of prior experience in roles of increasing responsibility at General Motors, including acting as head of Global Battery Systems Engineering, where she was a driving force behind the Chevrolet Volt Vehicle Battery.
Ms. Gray is a member of the board of directors and of the audit committee and compensation committee of Cheniere Energy, Inc., an international energy company headquartered in Houston, Texas, and was a member of the board of Tenneco, Inc., a U.S. public company and a manufacturer of automotive products for global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, industrial and the aftermarket from 2019 to 2022. She also served as a member of Tenneco, Inc.’s audit and compensation committees. Ms. Gray also served on the board of directors of the Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA), a non-profit trade association that represents original equipment automotive suppliers in North America from 2019 until 2023, and was appointed to the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation’s Electric Vehicle Working Group (EVWG) Advisory Committee in July 2023, where she advises the U.S. Departments of Energy and Transportation on matters related to electric vehicles. Her support of the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) academic disciplines was recognized when she was awarded the 2017 Women of Color Technologist of the Year Award.
Ms. Gray holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Kettering University and a master’s degree in Engineering Management Technology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Ms. Gray has been chair of the Governance and Sustainability committee since April 25, 2023. She is also a member of the Safety and Environment committee.