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Vivek Furtado

Critic · DISC type C
Committee Chair at Volta Foundation
📍 United States

Vivek Furtado is the Head of the Battery Vertical for the US at Siemens, bringing over 25 years of experience in manufacturing technology and production engineering. He focuses on scaling US battery manufacturing by translating strategy into executable automation and digitalization solutions. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology.

Vivek chairs the AI & Data Center Infrastructure committee at the Volta Foundation, connecting battery systems with digital infrastructure challenges.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Committee Chair
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United States
Personality Overview

How Vivek shows up

ROI Driven
Objective Thinker
Critic

They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms.

Priorities

Topics Vivek cares about

Battery Manufacturing
Leads a team at Siemens dedicated to helping US battery manufacturers scale from pilot to full production using digital enterprise and automation portfolios.
AI & Data Centers
As a committee chair for the Volta Foundation, he explores the application of battery systems and AI for high-capacity stationary energy storage in data centers.
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Career

Work history

3-2026
Committee Chair
Volta Foundation
4-2023
Head of Battery Vertical - US
Siemens
1-2017 - 4-2023
Director of Machine Tool Digitalization Software
Siemens
2-2021
Advisory Board Member
Vendorship
10-2011 - 2-2016
Country Manager Aerospace Vertical
Siemens
In the press

Media appearances

Building a Collaborative Battery Ecosystem with Volta Foundation. Featured in Dragonfly Energy
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Speaker Profile: Vivek Furtado – Committee Chair, Volta Foundation (Giga USA 25). Featured in Benchmark Minerals (Giga USA 25 Event)
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Education
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)
Manipal Institute of Technology
Dipl. Ing.
Hochschule Esslingen - University of Applied Sciences
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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