Rapid Response: GM's Mary Barra: "Going ventilator fast"
Masters of Scale13 Jun 2020

Rapid Response: GM's Mary Barra: "Going ventilator fast"

GM is now reopening auto plants, after shutting them in March, temporarily reducing pay for 69,000 employees, and making a fast pivot to produce masks and ventilators. But with the killing of George Floyd, things are hardly back to normal. Chair and CEO Mary Barra speaks to her “profound feeling of sadness,” but also to her optimism that the country and her company will bounce back. Though there is work to be done, says Mary, we're poised for transformation. Interviewed by editor Bob Safian.

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