John Bozzella is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators). From 2014 until the establishment of Auto Innovators in January 2020, he served as president and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Global Automakers, the trade association whose members included the U.S. operations of international automobile and light-duty truck manufacturers that sold products in the U.S.
Previously, Bozzella served as a Senior Operating Executive for Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC, where he worked with the firm and its portfolio companies on a range of public policy and economic development matters. He served as Senior Vice President of External Affairs and Public Policy at Chrysler Group and Vice President of External Affairs and Public Policy for Chrysler LLC. In this capacity, he mobilized government support to significantly restructure Chrysler.
Prior to joining the automotive industry, Bozzella served as New York City’s director of state legislative affairs under Mayor David N. Dinkins. He began his career in public policy as the Director of Legislative and Political Action for the United Federation of Teachers. Bozzella is a graduate of Cornell University.