Josh started his journey as a complex civil litigation Attorney at a prestigious boutique law firm in Southeast Michigan. In 2010, he joined General Motors as a Public Policy Manager. In that role he oversaw legislative and regulatory issues in the area of telematics and connected technologies working directly with Public Officials on behalf of GM. Soon after, OnStar’s COO recruited Berg to oversee Sales Operation where he successfully managed a large team, more than $1B in annual recurring revenue and a dynamic customer experience. After rounding out his operations experience, Berg was asked to join GM Ventures as a Partner and Investment Manager for GM’s corporate venture capital arm. He spent 3 years at GMV, where he experienced tremendous success, including 6 investments, 2 notable exits and multiple successful commercial agreements between the startup companies and corresponding business units at General Motors.
Josh currently oversees a portfolio on behalf Magna International (one of the largest auto suppliers in the world - ~$40B annual revenue). The active portfolio includes 9 company investments and 5 VC Fund Investments. He focuses on the areas of new mobility, advanced manufacturing, next generation compute, materials, sustainability, connectivity, computer vision/perception and hard tech. He invests in companies and funds around the world.
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