Anton Thomas is a senior leader who has international experience at the intersection of business transformation, research and business development, and cross-functional collaboration. Anton currently serves as Director, Real Estate Strategy and Transformation. He is also leading an effort to initiate, grow and nurture strategic relationships with selected Colleges and Universities and Michelin North America. Previously he served as Director, Campus Transformation, which involved updating and modernizing the Michelin Americas Research Center, in Greenville SC, from a traditional R&D center to an interdisciplinary innovation center. From 2020 to 2022, he was Director for Michelin’s Business Venture Connected Mobility in Lyon, France where he was responsible for developing connected tires technologies and creating new data businesses. From 2006 to 2020, he held various leadership roles in product performance, product development, and tire performance within Michelin’s R&D and commercial departments in the United States and France. Before joining Michelin, Anton earned his Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics and S.M. in Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Anton also holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU) in Tallahassee, Florida.