Kevin Beaty

Senior Advisor

Kevin Beaty is a strategic advisor and industry thought leader with 30+ years of cleantech commercialization and e-mobility powertrain technology experience. Kevin is the president of YUNEV LLC, where he advises corporations, government organizations, institutional investors, startups, and other privately held firms. Before forming YUNEV, Kevin held a series of executive, technology, and business leadership roles at CALSTART, Eaton, Woodward, and the Southwest Research Institute. His corporate management experience spans the entire business cycle from strategic planning and R&D to product and business development, strategic sourcing, and ramping up operations. Kevin has decades of strong ESG experience and deep market knowledge – he's led award-winning teams, authored multiple peer-reviewed technical papers, and spoken at numerous industry events (including the US National Academy of Science). His work has received awards and recognition from industry and academia (including case studies by Stanford and Harvard). Forbes, Fortune, the Financial Times, and other outlets have written about his work.

Kevin holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M and an MBA from Michigan State University. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a registered Professional Engineer in Texas, and an active member of the Society of Automotive Engineers. Kevin is the inventor/co-inventor of 8 US patents.