Andrew David "Drew" Baglino is an American engineer and manufacturing industry executive working in the field of new energy. Before he resigned in April 2024, Baglino was an executive officer at Tesla, Inc. serving as the Senior Vice President of Powertrain and Energy Engineering.
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 Baglino in 2019 | |
| Born | Andrew David Baglino |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Years active | 2004‒ |
Career
editWhile studying at Stanford University in the early-2000s Baglino undertook research on hydrogen as a transport fuel in New Zealand.[1] Upon finishing at Stanford, Baglino received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering,[2] and became a research assistant at Resources for the Future.[3][2]
Baglino moved to Tesla in 2006 as an electrical engineer in San Carlos, California.[4] At Tesla, he worked on digital test equipment and motor controller firmware leading to performance improvements on the 2008 Tesla Roadster.[5] Baglino designed the dual motor system for the Tesla Model S, and powertrain control algorithms.[2] By November 2014, Baglino was director of engineering for Tesla Energy.[6] By 2015, he was also leading the electrical and control side for Tesla grid-tied battery products.[2] By 2019, Baglino was an executive officer at Tesla serving as the Senior Vice President of Powertrain and Energy Engineering.[7]
In April 15, 2024, Baglino resigned from Tesla,[8] and openly announced his decision on X at midnight the following day.[9] According to a filing with the SEC, after his departure from the company Baglino has sold 1.14 million of his shares worth $181.5 million, listing an "approximate date of sale" of April 25.[10]
References
edit- ^ "[unreadable]". Stanford. 31. Stanford Alumni Association: 116. 2003.
Drew Baglino … to conduct research in New Zealand.
- ^ a b c d "Luncheon Debate: "Internal Combustion Engines Have No Future in California"" (PDF). Silicon Valley Energy Summit. June 25, 2015. p. 7.
two roles at Tesla … leads the engineering … for Tesla's new energy division … grid-tied batteries. Second, Drew leads the system architecture, modeling and controls group … powertrains and high-voltage systems. … Drew has developed Tesla's motor controllers; … engineering and software development for Tesla's Daimler battery programs; … powertrain for the Tesla Model S … designed Tesla's unique dual-motor system, … algorithms responsible for torque vectoring, traction control, and efficiency optimization. … bachelor's degree … Stanford and worked at Resources for the Future,
- ^ Safirova, Elena; Houde, Sebastien; Lipman, D. Abram; Harrington, Winston; Baglino, Andrew (September 15, 2006). "Congestion Pricing: Long-Term Economic and Land-Use Effects" (PDF). Resources for the Future. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2006. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
…and Andrew Bagliano [sic] are former Research Assistants at Resources for the Future.
- ^ Nelson, Peter; Baglino, Andrew; Harrington, Winston; Safirova, Elena; Lipman, Abram (April 27, 2006). "Transit in Washington, D.C.: Current Benefits and Optimal Level of Provision" (PDF). Resources for the Future. p. 1. S2CID 15911415.
Andrew Bagliano is an electrical engineer at Tesla Motors in San Carlos, CA.
- ^ Morris, Charles (September 7, 2014). New book excerpt: The early days of Tesla.
Straubel gave Andrew Baglino, one of the engineers he had hired, a project: … test equipment … endurance testing on the motors and batteries … lessons learned in developing the digital test equipment … allowed the team to build a dandy digital motor controller, which vastly improved the Roadster's responsiveness and ride.
- ^ Pegrum-Haram, Albertine (September 12, 2018). Drew Baglino (PDF). A Rapid Transition to a net-zero emissions society. Story-tellers in the Talanoa. Talanoa Dialogue. San Francisco. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 21, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- ^ McKenzie, Hamish (November 27, 2018). Insane Mode: How Elon Musk's Tesla Sparked an Electric Revolution to End the Age of Oil. Faber & Faber. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-571-32768-3.
Tesla recruited engineers from … Stanford … Drew Baglino … an early engineer … 2016 shareholder's meeting … would rise to become a vice president of technology at the company
- ^ Ludlow, Edward; Hull, Dana (April 15, 2024). "Tesla Executive Baglino Leaves as Musk Loses Another Top Deputy". Bloomberg News. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ "Drew Baglino". X. April 16, 2024.
- ^ Kolodny, Lora (April 25, 2024). "Former Tesla SVP Drew Baglino is selling $181.5 million worth of stock, SEC filing says". CNBC. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
Further reading
edit- Mr. Drew Baglino shares a Talanoa Story. Talanoa Dialogue. San Francisco. September 12, 2018.
- Patents filed by Andrew David Baglino, via Google Patents
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