Avinash Rugoobur is President & Chief Strategy Officer at Arrival, the developer and manufacturer of zero-emission, public transportation vehicles. Arrival has raised a total of $629.4M in funding over 3 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Nov 18, 2020 from a Private Equity round. As Arrival's President, Avinash is responsible for the company’s business strategy and international expansion, encouraged by his passion for projects with positive social impact and delivering affordable zero emission transportation to everyone. Prior to Arrival, Mr. Rugoobur was leading advanced technology activities at General Motors Silicon Valley Office and Strategy and M&A at Cruise Automation, after launching his own award-winning entrepreneurial ventures Curve Tomorrow and Bliss Chocolates. During his time at GM, Mr. Rugoobur was responsible for the ~$1Bn acquisition of Cruise Automation, and played an integral role in Cruise’s subsequent valuation increase to $14B as Head of Strategy & Mergers & Acquisitions (2017-2019). This work was pivotal in accelerating the delivery of AVs, as well as supporting the creation of the OEM - Startup ecosystem that pervades the automotive industry today.