Jess Walker
Jeff Walker is the Chief Commercial Officer at SDVerse, a trailblazer in the automotive industry. With over 30 years of distinguished experience in automotive engineering and sales leadership, Jeff has a proven track record of fostering enduring business relationships at both Tier 1 and OEM clients and driving sustainable growth.
Throughout his career, Jeff has consistently delivered exceptional results by spearheading innovative business and sales strategies, forging high-impact partnerships, and navigating complex global markets. At Robert Bosch, he played a pivotal role in expanding business operations in propulsion, chassis, electrical, and safety systems. His efforts won Bosch multi-billion-dollar revenue growth across these various automotive technology sectors. In his most recent role as executive responsible for Stellantis’ business, his leadership in electrified propulsion, connectivity, and autonomous mobility was instrumental in positioning Bosch as a major player in the EV space, with production in Charleston SC.
Jeff is recognized for his expertise in crafting go-to-market strategies with a variety of OEM’s and technologies. This gives him a unique perspective of both technology trends, and how the market is developing with various global industry leaders. His perspective goes back to the 1990’s to today.
At SDVerse, a company founded by General Motors, Magna, and Wipro to enable the transparency and speed in sourcing of Software at all OEM’s and Tier suppliers, Jeff is tasked with defining and executing commercial strategies. His ability to engage with industry leaders such as Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota, and Honda and BMW have been pivotal in accelerating SDVerse's business objectives and cultivating deep, collaborative partnerships. Jeff’s extensive expertise in negotiation, networking, portfolio oversight, and growth management plays a crucial role in advancing the transformative technology that SDVerse brings to the automotive market. SDVerse just announced new major global industry players joining SDVerse in reaction to the push for speed and transparency, such as Stellantis, LG Electroncis, American Axle and Manufacturing and Elektrobit.