Alan Clarke - Executive Director, Advanced Electric Vehicle Development

On August 11, 2025, Ford Motor Company announced it is once again taking a revolutionary leap forward in engineering and manufacturing to bring a new family of affordable, high-quality electric vehicles within reach for millions around the world.  The announcement revealed the Ford Universal EV Platform, which enables a family of affordable vehicles to be produced at scale for customers – electric, fun to drive and digitally advanced with over-the-air updates that will keep improving the vehicle.

Alan Clarke leads the Advanced Electric Vehicle Development Team at Ford Motor Company, a role he assumed in January 2022.  In this capacity, Clarke is leveraging his extensive experience in electric vehicle development and vehicle architecture to drive innovation and shape the future of Ford's electric vehicle lineup.

Before joining Ford, Clarke dedicated over 12 years to Tesla, where he held increasingly senior roles, culminating as Director of New Programs Engineering. During his tenure, he played a foundational role in the design and development of the Model S. He also led advanced vehicle development for nearly every subsequent Tesla vehicle, including the Model X, Model 3, Model Y, Roadster 2.0, and Cybertruck.

Clarke's career began with a strong foundation in motorsports. After earning his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from UC Davis, he gained experience at Honda Performance Development, designing race cars for the American Le Mans Series. Clarke and his wife, Patricia, have three children and reside in Southern California.

Meeting Details:

This meeting will also be available via Zoom, but if you live in Southeast Michigan, please consider attending this luncheon at The Dearborn Country Club in person to see and hear all that is planned to be covered, as well as provide the opportunity for you to personally ask her questions you may be interested in.  By attending in person, you can also see and hear what your fellow co-workers and other retirees are talking about, in addition to the primary meeting topic. 

MEETING SCHEDULE:

10:30 AM: Registration begins at Dearborn Country Club

11:30 AM: Lunch – Meat, Fish or Vegetarian - $30.00

12:15 PM: Gene Nelson – Opening remarks

12:30 PM: Introduction – Alan Clarke - Executive Director, Advanced Electric Vehicle Development

Questions & Answer (immediately following presentation) - Andy Acho

The Zoom session will start earlier and will go live at 12:15.

Following Alan Clarke’s presentation will be a question & answer discussion. Only in-person members will be able to participate in the interactive Q & A. Zoom participants should submit questions in advance by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , no later than Friday, August 27^th . They will be consolidated and integrated into the Q & A by the moderator.