Our Team

We are a team passionate about creating impact, and committed to building a more cost-effective and cleaner transportation future. Our team has rapidly built and scaled industry-defining vehicle platforms at Tesla, Zoox, Lucid, GM, Motorola, Microsoft and beyond. We’re excited to apply our expertise toward practical electrification that delivers both cost savings and enhanced safety for the critically important heavy trucking industry.
Kyle Foley

Kyle Foley

Chief Executive Officer
Kyle Foley

Kyle Foley

Chief Executive Officer

Kyle Foley has more than a decade of engineering experience at the forefront of the EV industry. As Chief Executive Officer of Range Energy, Kyle leads the company's strategy, technology, and execution. Prior to joining the company, Kyle led powertrain development for the world’s first purpose-built robotaxi vehicle platform at Zoox, and was the lead engineer for high voltage systems at Tesla for its Model S, Model X, and Model 3, along with Mercedes B-class platforms. In his younger days, Kyle could be found building hybrid cars, fixing snowmobiles, and crewing yachts in Mexico. Outside of work, Kyle is an avid mountain biker, surfer, and skier.

Fei Liu

Fei Liu

President
Fei Liu

Fei Liu

President

Fei brings deep expertise in scaling cost-effective hardware businesses, global manufacturing, and operational excellence. At Range, Fei is focused on industrializing the technology, accelerating deployments, and building the operational foundation for long-term growth. Prior to joining Range, Fei served as President of Flex Asia and the IDE8 business unit in Shanghai, where he built and scaled an organization focused on cost-effective, efficient execution of innovation and product development. A key highlight was his role as President of Mass Market Consumer Products at Motorola Mobility, which contributed significantly to the $12.5 billion acquisition by Google in 2011.

Collin MacGregor

Collin MacGregor

VP of Product, Safety & Systems
Collin MacGregor

Collin MacGregor

VP of Product, Safety & Systems

Collin MacGregor is a systems engineering and functional safety specialist with more than a decade of experience across commercial aviation, autonomous vehicles, and heavy-duty electrification. As VP of Product, Safety & Systems. Prior to Range, Collin helped advance Zoox’s purpose-built robotaxi from prototype to driverless operations, developing safety cases, fault-management frameworks, and operational readiness processes. Outside of work, he can usually be found traveling, cooking, or wandering through museums.

Brandon Harris

Brandon Harris

VP of Supply Chain & Partnerships
Brandon Harris

Brandon Harris

VP of Supply Chain & Partnerships

Brandon Harris is a supply chain leader with diverse experience across aerospace, automotive, and consumer electronics. Brandon led powertrain and thermals sourcing for the Zoox autonomous robotaxi, developing deep relationships with critical automotive suppliers. At Microsoft, he led sourcing activities for power supply and batteries for the iconic Surface and Xbox product lines. More recently, at Meta, Brandon led groundbreaking projects within the Connectivity organization with the mission to provide ingenious internet solutions to underserved communities in underserved and emerging markets.

Matthias Deininger

Matthias Deininger

Director of Operations
Matthias Deininger

Matthias Deininger

Director of Operations

Matthias Deininger is an operations leader with experience scaling complex hardware and manufacturing programs. At Range Energy, he is responsible for building and optimizing operational processes, driving cross-functional execution, and supporting the transition from prototype to production. Prior to joining Range, Matthias held roles across operations, manufacturing, and program management, where he focused on improving efficiency, supplier coordination, and production readiness in fast-paced, high-growth environments. His expertise spans production systems, logistics, and continuous improvement, enabling teams to deliver reliable, scalable solutions.

Preston Preucil

Preston Preucil

VP of Corporate Development
Preston Preucil

Preston Preucil

VP of Corporate Development

Preston is a business management & strategy leader with deep experience in both large, blue-chip companies, and nimble, fast-paced startups across the areas of electric vehicles and autonomous ride-share commercialization. He brings a cross-functional operating lens to high-growth, technically complex environments where strategy, finance, engineering, and execution all must come together efficiently. His prior experience includes roles at CME Group, General Motors (US & China), Cruise, and Lucid Motors, where before coming to Range he led R&D strategy and resource/ investment prioritization for a global R&D organization of >2,000 engineers, with investment and resource discretion valued at nearly $1B per year. His work included corporate & business planning, R&D strategy, strategic & program finance, FP&A, enterprise valuation, product launch & industrialization, sales & operations planning, complex hardware commercial scaling, EV portfolio strategy & planning, capital planning, manufacturing and supply chain investment, risk management, and executive decision support

Michael Pearson

Michael Pearson

VP of Finance
Michael Pearson

Michael Pearson

VP of Finance

Michael Pearson has 15 years of experience in enterprise financial management and leadership roles. He has a proven track record of driving growth and operational improvements in both startups and established organizations. Having started his career in the heavy-duty truck industry, Michael’s hands-on expertise spans finance, sales, logistics, and business operations. Today, at Range Energy, he focuses on aligning financial strategy with the company’s mission to support the future of clean transportation.

Board of Directors

Kyle Foley

Kyle Foley

Chief Executive Officer
Kyle Foley

Kyle Foley

Chief Executive Officer

Kyle Foley has more than a decade of engineering experience at the forefront of the EV industry. As Chief Executive Officer of Range Energy, Kyle leads the company's strategy, technology, and execution. Prior to joining the company, Kyle led powertrain development for the world’s first purpose-built robotaxi vehicle platform at Zoox, and was the lead engineer for high voltage systems at Tesla for its Model S, Model X, and Model 3, along with Mercedes B-class platforms. In his younger days, Kyle could be found building hybrid cars, fixing snowmobiles, and crewing yachts in Mexico. Outside of work, Kyle is an avid mountain biker, surfer, and skier.

Fei Liu

Fei Liu

President
Fei Liu

Fei Liu

President

Fei brings deep expertise in scaling cost-effective hardware businesses, global manufacturing, and operational excellence. At Range, Fei is focused on industrializing the technology, accelerating deployments, and building the operational foundation for long-term growth. Prior to joining Range, Fei served as President of Flex Asia and the IDE8 business unit in Shanghai, where he built and scaled an organization focused on cost-effective, efficient execution of innovation and product development. A key highlight was his role as President of Mass Market Consumer Products at Motorola Mobility, which contributed significantly to the $12.5 billion acquisition by Google in 2011.

Adam Grosser

Adam Grosser

Chairman & Managing Partner, UP Partners
Adam Grosser

Adam Grosser

Chairman & Managing Partner, UP Partners

Adam brings a passion for innovative companies as well as substantive experience to the technology community. With a long history of successful involvement in key Silicon Valley companies, Adam is currently the Chairman & Managing Partner of UP Partners, an early-stage Venture Capital Fund. Additionally, Adam serves as a Senior Advisor to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and on the board of First Reserve’s energy platform. Previously, Adam was the Group Head of Silver Lake Kraftwerk for 11 years, a strategy of Silver Lake Partners; a global technology investment firm with approximately $75 billion of combined assets under management and committed capital, where he led successful private equity investments across the energy, automation, mobility, and data communications sectors. He currently serves on the board of Carbon, LineVision, a Google project, and the advisory board of Beta Technologies. At Silver Lake he oversaw successful investments in Tesla (TSLA), SolarCity (SCTY), and other transformative companies. Before Silver Lake Kraftwerk, Adam was a General Partner at Foundation Capital for 10 years and was named to Forbes Midas List 4 times.

Tyler Engh

Tyler Engh

Founder & General Partner, R7
Tyler Engh

Tyler Engh

Founder & General Partner, R7

Tyler Engh founded R7 with the mission to address critical challenges within industrial sectors, crucial for a thriving world. R7 strategically focuses on early-stage companies within physical industries, positioned at the forefront of significant economic shifts, particularly in mobility, manufacturing, and infrastructure. Tyler is a board director for Range Energy, and has led investments in Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE), Amyris (NASDAQ: AMRS), AEye (NASDAQ: LIDR), Ooma (NYSE: OOMA), Wayport (acquired by AT&T), and more. His dedication to merging top-tier venture returns with impactful, sustainable advancements has positioned R7 and its portfolio as champions of innovation.

Hong Tian

Hong Tian

Former General Manager at TDK
Hong Tian

Hong Tian

Former General Manager at TDK

Advisors and Investors

UP Partners

UP Partners

R7

R7

Trousdale

Trousdale

Yamaha Motors

Yamaha Motors

Sonic Financial

Sonic Financial

Speedway Motors

Speedway Motors

Quorum Capital

Quorum Capital

SMS Spedition

SMS Spedition

Tork Law

Tork Law

ZF Friedrichshafen

ZF Friedrichshafen

Ali Javidan

Ali Javidan

Founder and Advisor
Mark Leslie

Mark Leslie

Founding CEO of Veritas & Stanford Professor
Carl Bass

Carl Bass

Former CEO of Autodesk
Longzhong Yang

Longzhong Yang

Co-founder of BYD and Chairman, Hui Capital
Roger Farah

Roger Farah

Executive Chairman of CVS Health
Ajay Shah

Ajay Shah

Co-Founder of Shah Capital Partners and former Managing Partner of Silver Lake Sumeru
Jeff Rothschild

Jeff Rothschild

Co-Founder of Veritas and Founding Engineer, Facebook
Ferdi Porsche

Ferdi Porsche

Founding Family, Porsche
Yuda Doron

Yuda Doron

Founding Partner, Greenfield Partners
Matt Farah

Matt Farah

Editor, Road & Track and Host, Smoking Tire Podcast