Rerouting to Recovery: Navigating the 2021 Economy for Obstacles and Accelerating Past the Risks that were Never There

  • Revisiting the impact of the pandemic on the U.S. automotive industry and its ecosystem
  • Evaluating how the early days of pandemic crisis management called some risks and missed others
  • Building resistance to the economic slowdown and understanding the impact this will have on costs and prices
  • Approaching the intersection of global economic recovery with systemic industry change

Chris Condon
Group VP Controlling & Services
Volkswagen

Chris Condon is the Vice President of Group Controlling and Services at Volkswagen Group of America. As VWGoA is the American National Sales Company for Volkswagen AG, he serves at the Corporate Controller for Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, and Bugatti for the market.

In addition, Chris leads the controlling function for the VW Brand’s North American Region, a structure designed to manage three markets and two factories across borders. As a Region, Volkswagen is on a strong path towards increased market share and the electrification of its product offering in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Prior to this role, Chris held various finance management positions dating back to his joining the company in 2008.

Chris has earned a Master of Business Administration from George Washington University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the College of William and Mary.