Alex Jacobs is the Co-Founder and Vice President of Engineering at Sila Nanotechnologies, an engineered materials company focused on dramatically improving energy storage. Before this, he designed and developed battery packs at Tesla, including those used in the Roadster and Daimler’s Smart Fortwo electric drive. Jacobs also served as Manager of Platforms and Systems at Amprius, a lithium-ion materials manufacturer where he oversaw battery cell build and test.