Michelle Bogen
Manager, Advanced Powertrain
BMW North America
Michelle Bogen is Manager of the Advanced Powertrain Team at the BMW Group Technology Office USA in Mountain View, California. In her role, she oversees powertrain research and development activities and facilitates knowledge transfer between the BMW Technology Office and BMW’s Munich headquarters. In addition to overseeing the team’s R&D activities, Ms. Bogen focuses her research time on implementing innovative stationary energy storage projects and supporting the integration of distributed energy resources with the electricity grid through BMW’s managed charging pilot program, BMW ChargeForward. Previously, Ms. Bogen worked at the Center for Sustainable Energy, researching second-life batteries, managing a vehicle-grid integration project and supporting the Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP). Ms. Bogen graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Engineering.