Vance Strader is our Chief Technical Officer. In 2021, Mr. Strader was LiveWire’s Head of Design and Technology. Prior to joining LiveWire, Mr. Strader was Group Chief Engineer of Advanced Engineering at Harley-Davidson. Additionally, Mr. Strader held various technical leadership roles at Harley-Davidson as manager, director, senior director, and chief engineer since 2004.
Mr. Strader began his engineering career at Parker Hannifin in Los Angeles, California. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management in Evanston, Illinois.