Mich Governor reappoints Taub to state council
Taub's term on the Council on Future Mobility and Electrification has been extended to 2029.
Alan Taub, Robert H. Lurie Professor of Engineering, and director of the U-M Electric Vehicle Center
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently announced that Alan Taub, Robert H. Lurie Professor of Engineering and director of the University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center, has been reappointed to the Council on Future Mobility and Electrification. Taub will be reappointed to represent business, policy, research, or technological leaders in future mobility for a term commencing October 22, 2025, and expiring October 21, 2029.
Prior to joining the University in 2012, Taub retired from his role as vice president for Global Research and Development at General Motors. Taub holds a Bachelor of Science in materials engineering from Brown University and a Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in applied physics from Harvard University.
The Michigan Council on Future Mobility and Electrification serves in an advisory capacity to the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity and the Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, the Governor, and the Legislature, providing annual recommendations on changes in state policy. In doing so, the Council works to ensure Michigan continues to be an epicenter of future transportation solutions around mobility and electrification.