Susan Brennan

President and CEO, Susan Brennan Leadership LLC

Ambassador

Susan Brennan is the President and CEO of her own consulting company, Susan Brennan Leadership LLC, which advises companies on energy, emerging technology scale, and automotive-based technologies. She has more than 30 years of manufacturing experience, including commercial vehicle electric battery, fuel cell, automotive vehicle, powertrain, and component assembly. Brennan has dedicated her career to improving American manufacturing and ensuring that the United States maintains a vital manufacturing footprint, especially in areas of key technological advances. In her time as a manufacturing practitioner, she has always been a strong proponent of sustainability. She was previously the Chief Executive Officer of 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. Until late 2022, she was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Romeo Power, leading Romeo’s mission of advancing and commercializing high-density battery technology for heavy-duty commercial vehicles. In the past, she has served as Chief Operations Officer of Bloom Energy and in a variety of leadership roles for major automakers, including Nissan and Ford. She led Nissan’s launch of the all-electric Nissan Leaf in Smyrna, Tennessee, and led the transformation of the facility to a sustainable future. In the 1990s, she had first career sustainability achievement: creating the programs that earned her factory the State of Iowa's first-ever Waste Minimization Award. Throughout her career, she has maintained that jobs and the environment can have a symbiotic relationship, and that passion continues to drive her and is the catalyst for her to establish her consulting firm. In addition, she has created and supported organizations that encourage young women to pursue careers in STEM as a pathway for future generations of technological research, development, and manufacturing in the United States and across the globe. She is an advisor to the California State University, Long Beach, Dean of Engineering; is the Founder and a Board Member of the Southern Automotive Women’s Forum; and participates in the mentorship program for Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE), among many other women’s empowerment groups. Brennan earned her MBA from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and her BS in Microbiology from the University of Illinois.