Ross heads corporate development and strategic partnerships at Aurora, where he has worked on transformative acquisitions, including Uber’s self-driving division and various LIDAR and simulation technologies, while securing marquee partnerships with Continental (Aumovio) and NVIDIA. He joined Aurora in 2020 following the acquisition of Zoox by Amazon, where he managed strategic partnerships for the sensors and computers essential for autonomous systems. Ross began his career in New York City in investment banking and then private equity before transitioning into the robotics sector after earning his MBA from Wharton. He is a 2010 graduate of Yale University and a proud alum of Timothy Dwight College.