Jeffrey Wishart is a Science Foundation Arizona Fellow and VP of Innovation – Mobility at the Arizona Commerce Authority, as well as Adjunct Professor in Automotive Systems of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Dr. Wishart conducts research and development in the areas of energy and advanced transportation, including advanced powertrains, connected and automated vehicles, electric vehicle supply equipment, energy storage systems, and micro-mobility applications. Dr. Wishart is also the Chair of the Verification and Validation (V&V) Task Force under the On-Road Automated Driving (ORAD) SAE committee that is establishing standards for automated vehicles.

A Canadian, Dr. Wishart has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Institute for Integrated Energy Systems at the University of Victoria, an M.Sc. in Engineering Physics from the University of Saskatchewan, and a B.Sc. in Engineering Physics (Mechanical Engineering Minor) from the University of British Columbia.