Mike Omotoso

Mike Omotoso is senior manager of Global Powertrain Forecasting at J.D. Power and Associates. He is responsible for overseeing the development and maintenance of the global engine and transmission forecast as well as the U.S. Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Sales Forecast. He also contributes to the Global Light Vehicle Diesel Sales Forecast and the Global Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Sales Forecast. Mr. Omotoso has over 12 years of automotive experience.

Before joining J.D. Power, Mr. Omotoso was a senior market analyst at TI Automotive, a top 100 global automotive component supplier. At TI, he was responsible for generating the North American vehicle production forecast, tracking monthly production and inventory, and assisting in the development of the medium term business plan for the Brake and Fuel division. He also produced global production reports and consolidated the regional business plans for the HVAC and Brake & Fuel divisions for upper management. In addition, Mr. Omotoso conducted competitive intelligence for TI and maintained the SharePoint site for the TI Automotive Global Commercial Group.

Prior to working at TI Automotive, Mr. Omotoso spent 4 years at Global Insight in Michigan as Technical Research Manager for the Americas. His responsibilities included powertrain forecasting for North America, South America and Australia, as well as component studies covering airbags, navigation and telematics, advanced braking systems, automotive seating and power steering. Before that, he was a European powertrain and component analyst for 5 years at DRI in London, England. He was responsible for East and West European powertrain forecasting as well as 6 automotive component databases. he was also a key account manager for German powertrain and component clients. In addition to television and radio interviews, Mr. Omotoso has written articles for and been quoted in various newspapers and automotive publications including Powertrain Analyst, the Contra-Costa Times, Automotive News, the New York Times, L.A. Times, Business Week, the Wall Street Journal and the Detroit News.

Mr. Omotoso received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical and electronic engineering from the University of Surrey in the UK and earned his M.B.A. from Boston University. He is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers and also a member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers. Mr. Omotoso is a British citizen who has lived in England, the United States, Italy and Austria. He is fluent in English and also speaks German and Italian.