The reality of practicing leadership is different from talking about it. No one knows that better than Dr. Andy Palmer, who Automotive Leaders interviewed recently. And there’s no more important space for the right kind of leadership than the automotive industry.

“[He’s] running three companies — not just one. And he sits as a board member on a fourth,” says Anne Partington, a mobility leader in the transportation industry and commercialization director for advanced transportation. “That is a demonstration of true commitment to innovation: To be in the thick of it.”