How I Got Here - A Conversation with Bill Russo - Automobility
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21 Mar How I Got Here – A Conversation with Bill Russo

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In this video introduction, prepared for the AmCham Shanghai Future Leaders Committee event in Shanghai on March 12, 2026, Bill Russo shares the leadership journey and insights that shaped his career across engineering, technology, and the global automotive industry. From his early training as a chemical engineer and work in semiconductor manufacturing at IBM, to strategy leadership at Chrysler and ultimately founding Automobility, Bill reflects on the patterns that define leadership during times of industry transformation.

The discussion explores how the global mobility industry has shifted from traditional mechanical engineering to electrified, connected, and software-driven systems, with China emerging as a major center of innovation and industry change.  Bill also shares advice for the next generation of leaders: focus on identifying inflection points, build systems thinking across technology, policy, and capital, and think in decades rather than quarters when navigating complex global industries.

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Topics covered in this talk

  • Leadership and systems thinking
  • Career inflection points in global industries
  • Transformation of the automotive and mobility sector
  • China’s role in the future of mobility
  • Advice for emerging leaders

 

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