David Roberts

David Roberts serves as Li-Bridge’s Director, helping advance the public private partnership’s mission to develop a robust U.S. supply chain.  As an initiative of Argonne National Labs and sponsorship from the DOE, Li-Bridge facilitates collaboration between the federal government and the battery industry to achieve this mission.  David also helps lead Applied Research Institute (ARI), a non-profit organization focused on innovation and technology initiatives that broadly support national security and promote economic development in disruptive sectors.  He previously led the team that created and implemented a cohesive $1B innovation & entrepreneurship strategy for the State of Indiana.  He has been CEO of lithium-ion battery companies in both the private and public-private sector, patent and legal counsel for Caterpillar, engineer with Lockheed Martin, board member of domestic and international organizations, and is a private practice patent & business attorney.