Simon Hauger has a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering and Masters of Science in Instruction from Drexel University. In 1998, he began the Automotive Academy’s innovative Electric Vehicle Program where he has lead students in designing, building and competing with Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs). He has developed a network of partnerships to support this work. The team and the vehicles they create continue to attract unprecedented attention. The Progressive Automotive X Prize allows Simon to take his students onto an international stage where they will have a real voice in the most important discussions of our times. Simon and his wife are parents to three terrific children. He drives a super fast biodiesel VW Jetta which he built with his students. He loves his family and his car.