In February, GM hired Missy Owens — a former senior official in the Obama administration and niece of President Joe Biden — as director of environment, sustainability and governance policy within the Detroit automaker’s global regulatory affairs and transportation policy group.
GM’s D.C. hiring strategy has included the addition of former NHTSA chief David Strickland to the team in September and public policy veteran Omar Vargas in July.
The election of CEO Mary Barra to a two-year term as chair of the Business Roundtable, a Washington group that represents the CEOs of some of America’s largest companies, also amps up the automaker’s D.C. clout.
The announcement of GM’s hires comes a day after Barra and other top executives from a broad range of automakers met with members of the Biden administration to discuss EV policy.
In February, GM hired Missy Owens — a former senior official in the Obama administration and niece of President Joe Biden — as director of environment, sustainability and governance policy within the Detroit automaker’s global regulatory affairs and transportation policy group. GM’s D.C. hiring strategy has included the addition of former NHTSA chief David Strickland to the team in September and public policy veteran Omar Vargas in July. The election of CEO Mary Barra to a two-year term as chair of the Business Roundtable, a Washington group that represents the CEOs of some of America’s largest companies, also amps up the automaker’s D.C. clout. The announcement of GM’s hires comes a day after Barra and other top executives from a broad range of automakers met with members of the Biden administration to discuss EV policy.