Chuck Gray is Ford Motor Company’s vice president, Vehicle Embedded Software and Controls. He leads development of vehicle embedded software, vehicle controls, embedded connectivity technology, advanced driver assist technologies and systems, and vehicle cyber security.

His previous role as vice president of Vehicle Components and Systems Engineering was central to the company’s commitment to develop Ford and Lincoln vehicles with top quality, fuel efficiency, safety, smart technology and value for customers around the world.

Previously, Gray was director of Ford’s Global Core Electrical team, a position to which he was appointed in 2016. In that role, he delivered a strategy to modernize the company’s vehicle connectivity, software capability and electrical architecture. He’s also led Transmission and Driveline engineering, bringing the new 10-speed automatic transmission to customers, along with a new portfolio of 8-speed automatic transmissions and innovations including the Focus RS Torque Vectoring System.

Since joining Ford in 1991, Gray also has served as assistant vehicle line director of C-Car programs, based in Shanghai, China; chief engineer of Electrified Powertrain Engineering and chief engineer of Powertrain Installations. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from GMI Engineering and Management Institute (now Kettering University) and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan.

He also was appointed to Kettering University’s Board of Trustees in 2020.