VP of Pandora Automotive Strategy and Partnerships
Franklin, Michigan
Pandora
VP of Automotive Strategy and Partnerships
Detroit, Michigan
Covisint
Senior VP, Strategy and Business Development
April 2000 to August 2001
Kurt Salmon Associates
Manager
June 1985 to May 1986
Accenture
Information Systems Consulting
March 1980 to July 1982
Ford Motor Company
Global Director, Connected Services
June 1986 to September 2018
Greater Detroit Area
What company does Doug VanDagens work for?
Doug VanDagens works for Pandora
What is Doug VanDagens's role at Pandora?
Doug VanDagens is VP of Automotive Strategy and Partnerships
What industry does Doug VanDagens work in?
Doug VanDagens works in the Automotive industry.
Who are Doug VanDagens's colleagues?
Doug VanDagens's colleagues are Noveena Verma, Anders Truong, Venkata Datla, Chaitanya Chemudugunta, Andrew Kowalik, Anthony Floccari, Aya Miyazaki, Sara Fefferman, Alan Poyer, and Charlotte Greenan
💼 Past Experience
Doug VanDagens has over 32 years of experience in the technology industry, including 16 years as a Global Director, Connected Services at Ford Motor Company. VanDagens is also a Board Member of the Smart Device Link Consortium, a member of the Livio board of directors, and a 2017 Telematics Update Hall of Fame inductee.
🎓 Education
Doug VanDagens began his education some forty-five years ago at Indiana University Bloomington in an engineering degree. For the last fifteen years, he has been a beneficiary of the Indiana University Bloomington's MBA program, where he has attained an excellent level of accomplishment in terms of his academic skills as well as his work readiness.Doug has had an analytical and intuitive approach to his engineering work, needing just a small amount of guidance and support to be successful. As a result, he has managed to stay ahead of the curve and make significant progress in both his work and academic abilities.Doug has a long and successful career ahead of him, and we are confident that he will continue to achieve great things in thepowered industry.
💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills
Doug VanDagens brings more than 6 years of experience in business, technology, and interpersonal relationships to Pandora Automotive Strategy and Partnerships. He has a strong understanding of industry trends and how they impact the business, as well as the team's strategy and operations. He has a reputation for being an effective leader, and is known for his ability to developed and execute successful products and projects.Prior to joining Pandora, VanDagens was a senior vice president at Covisint, a technology consulting firm. Covisint was sold subsequently sold to Compuware and continues to offer procurement and global identity management services to the automotive and other industries. During his time at Covisint, VanDagens led the formation and development of Ford's Connect Vehicle and Services organization. VanDagens also led the manner development of a number of key partnerships, including with Amazon, Google, SiriusXM and Microsoft.VanDagens is currently a senior vice president at Pandora in Detroit, Michigan. He is responsible for worldwide negotiations covering:- Customer-facing software applications resulting in revenue-sharing and equity partnerships.- Membership Agreements with over 30 Tier 1 OEM suppliers.- Infrastructure technology from Oracle, Webmethods, Exodus and others.VanDagens is a well-educated man with a background in business and technical specifications. He has a clear understanding of where the industry is going and how his team can be successful in helping meet those goals. He is also highly respected within the community and has been praised for his leadership skills and ability to descriptor product and technology innovations.Since joining Pandora, Doug VanDagens has done an impressive amount of work leading up to and during CES. In January 2019, he was honored with the CES 2019 Telematics Update Hall of Fame Award and was also named a Telematics Leadership Award recipient.Three years ago, VanDagens was promoted to global director, Connected Services at Ford Motor Company. There, he led the formation and development of Ford's Connect Vehicle and Services organization. In 2018, he was also awarded the CES Best of Innovation Award. VanDagens is also a member of the Livio Board of Software Development Start-ups.
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