Executive Management

Mr. Singh is QuantumScape’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Singh joined the QuantumScape Board in May 2010. Mr. Singh co-founded QuantumScape and has served as its Chief Executive Officer since QuantumScape’s incorporation in May 2010. Prior to joining QuantumScape, he was the founder and Chief Executive Officer at Infinera Corporation (NASDAQ: INFN), a telecommunications company, from 2001 to 2009. Mr. Singh holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland College Park, an M.B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, and a M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University.

Mr. Hettrich is QuantumScape’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Hettrich has served as QuantumScape’s Chief Financial Officer and head of Business Operations since September 2018. Prior to this, Mr. Hettrich served as QuantumScape’s Vice President of Business Operations from March 2016 to March 2018, as Senior Director of Finance and Product Management from March 2014 to March 2016, as a Director of Product Management from March 2013 to March 2014, and as a Manager of Product Management from January 2012 to March 2013.

Prior to joining QuantumScape, Mr. Hettrich served as a Private Equity Associate of Bain Capital, an investment firm, from September 2007 to July 2009. Mr. Hettrich also served as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm, from September 2004 to July 2007.

Mr. Hettrich holds a B.A. in Economics from Pomona College, a M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business, and a M.S. in Environment and Resources from Stanford University.

Mr. Holme is QuantumScape’s Chief Technology Officer. Dr. Holme has served as QuantumScape’s Chief Technology Officer since January 2011. Prior to joining QuantumScape, he was a Research Associate at Stanford University from June 2008 to January 2011. Dr. Holme holds a B.S. in Physics, a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.

Dr. Singh is QuantumScape's Chief Development Officer. Dr. Singh has served as QuantumScape's Chief Development Officer since June 2015. Prior to this, Dr. Singh served as QuantumScape's Vice President, Research and Development and Engineering from April 2014 to June 2015. Dr. Singh conducted post doctorate research at UC Berkeley on a joint project with Lawrence Berkeley National labs. Dr. Singh worked on bioplastics at Arkema from 2006-2007 before co-founding Seeo (Bosch) in 2007 based on his post-doctorate research, where he served as CTO until 2014. Dr. Singh holds a Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Tulane University and a B. Tech in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.

Mr. Underwood is Vice President of Sales at QuantumScape, where he works directly with the world’s largest automotive companies on the electrification of the powertrain. He has been with the company since January 2013. Prior to QuantumScape, he held multiple roles at Infinera ranging from International Sales to Product Planning and Software Development. He was a President’s Scholar at Georgia Tech, earned a BS in Computer Science from the College of William and Mary and received an MS in Music Technology from University of Limerick. He enjoys exploring the outdoors (mostly by going uphill) and trying to do impactful things with great people.

Mr. Hussain is QuantumScape’s Chief Marketing Officer. Mr. Hussain has served as QuantumScape’s Chief Marketing Officer since November 2020. Prior to joining QuantumScape, he served as Vice President of Commercial Strategy and Customer Experience at Bloom Energy from February 2019 to October 2020 and as Vice President of Marketing and Customer Experience from March 2015 to January 2019. Previously, he served as the Chief of Staff for the CEO at Current Group and as a Senior Consultant with Deloitte Consulting. Mr. Hussain holds a B.S. in Commerce with Distinction from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia and a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.

Mr. McCarthy is QuantumScape’s Chief Legal Officer and Head of Corporate Development. Mr. McCarthy has served as QuantumScape’s Chief Legal Officer and Head of Corporate Development since March 2013. Mr. McCarthy also currently serves on the board of QSV Operations LLC. Prior to joining QuantumScape, he was the Chief Administrative Officer at Infinera Corporation from April 2003 to March 2013. From September 1997 to April 2003, Mr. McCarthy served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Ciena Corporation, a network strategy and technology company. Mr. McCarthy currently serves as a member of the boards of several privately-held companies. Mr. McCarthy holds a B.A. in Mathematical Economics from Colgate University and a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School.

Celina Mikolajczak is QuantumScape’s Chief Manufacturing Officer. Prior to joining the company, Celina was the Vice President of Engineering and Battery Technology for Panasonic Energy of North America. In this role, Celina leads a team of approximately 250 passionate engineers, analysts and other technical staff who work to continuously improve lithium-ion cell manufacturing and to bring the latest cell technologies to mass production for Tesla Motors, Inc. at the Gigafactory facility in Sparks, Nevada. Prior to joining Panasonic in 2019, Celina served as Director of Engineering focused on battery development for rideshare vehicles at Uber Technologies. There, she worked to develop battery packs for bicycles, scooters and aircraft. Before that, Celina worked at Tesla Motors as the Senior Manager for Cell Quality and Materials Engineering, helping to develop the battery cells and packs for Tesla’s Model S, Model X, Model 3, and Roadster Refresh. From 1999 to 2012 Celina developed a technical consulting practice at Exponent focusing on lithium-ion cell and battery safety and quality. She helped develop many safety and quality concepts that were initially applicable to consumer electronics battery packs but are now standard considerations for electric vehicle battery packs. Celina continues to be an active participant in development of fire codes and standards related to EVs, ESS, and battery production facilities. With more than 20 years of experience, Celina is a recognized leader in the lithium-ion industry. Her technological expertise, engineering background and leadership skills have been instrumental in ushering in milestones in battery technology production and efficiency. Celina is a member of the National Fire Protection Association and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.