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Carolina Pluszczynski

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Chief Operating Officer & Head of Innovation Services at Michigan Central
📍 Detroit, Michigan, United States

Carolina Pluszczynski is the Chief Operating Officer of Michigan Central, where she leads strategy and innovation for the 30-acre mobility technology hub. A 25-year veteran of Ford Motor Company, she has extensive experience in corporate transformation and technology programs. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Carolina is passionate about Detroits revitalization and fostering an ecosystem of collaboration between startups, corporations, and the community. She is personally connected to Michigan Central Station, as her immigrant parents met there after her mother arrived by train, a story she describes as a "labor of love. "

In an interview, she shared that her parents are immigrants from Italy and her mother met her father after arriving at the Michigan Central Station via train from New York.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Chief Operating Officer & Head of Innovation Services
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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Topics Carolina cares about

Mobility Innovation
Oversees a 30-acre campus dedicated to creating an ecosystem for the future of mobility, including aerial and drone technology testing.
Detroit's Revitalization
Leads a transformative project that is a centerpiece of Detroit's economic development, impacting local neighborhoods like Corktown and attracting new investment.
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Career

Work history

4-2022
Chief Operating Officer & Head of Innovation Services
Michigan Central
4-2022
Chief Operating Officer, Michigan Central
Ford Motor Company
10-2019 - 2-2022
Michigan Central Mobility Innovation District Development Director
Ford Motor Company
6-2019 - 1-2020
Corporate Transformation Manager
Ford Motor Company
7-2017 - 10-2019
Chief of Staff to President of Mobility
Ford Motor Company
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Full interview with Michigan Central COO Carolina Pluszczynski. Featured in YouTube
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One-on-one with Michigan Central COO Carolina Pluszczynski. Featured in YouTube
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Education
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
University of Michigan-Dearborn
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