Lior Ron (business executive)

Lior Ron
Lior Ron speaks during a panel discussion of the DLD17 (Digital-Life-Design) Conference at the Alte Bayerische Staatsbank on 16 January, 2017 in Munich
Born (1977-03-16) March 16, 1977 (age 47)
Alma materTechnion – Israel Institute of Technology (BSc), Stanford Graduate School of Business (MBA)
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founding Otto (self-driving trucks)

Lior Ron (born March 16, 1977) is an Israeli-born businessman. He served in the Israel Defense Forces from 1997 to 2004, before attending Stanford to pursue a MBA.[1] In 2016 he co-founded Otto, a self-driving truck company, with Anthony Levandowski, Claire Delaunay and Don Burnette.[2] Prior to Otto he was the Product Lead for Google Maps and then the Product Lead for Motorola Mobility, which was acquired by Google in 2011.[3]

  1. ^ "Meet Lior Ron, The Guy In Charge Of Google's Big Attempt To Kill Samsung And Apple With An 'X Phone'". Business Insider. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Uber's First Self-Driving Fleet Arrives in Pittsburgh This Month". Bloomberg.com. BloombergBusinessweek. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. ^ "The Man Who Built Google's First Self-Driving Car Is Now a Trucker". Backchannel. Retrieved 4 October 2016.