EV Magazine May 2024 | Page 19

“ I STARTED RIVIAN TO DELIVER

PRODUCTS THAT

THE WORLD DIDN ’ T ALREADY HAVE – TO REDEFINE EXPECTATIONS ”

RJ SCARINGE TITLE : FOUNDER AND CEO COMPANY : RIVIAN INDUSTRY : VEHICLE MANUFACTURER LOCATION : CALIFORNIA , USA
Scaringe founded Rivian in 2009 to help accelerate the shift toward carbon neutrality . Scaringe graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute before obtaining his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology .