OUR TEAM

ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

From our innovating founders to our hardworking scientists and engineers who make tour engine technology possible

Dr. Oded Tour

CEO and Co-Founder

Accomplished scientist and passionate entrepreneur

Hugo Tour

Inventor and Co-Founder

Former IAF Lt. Col. & internal combustion engine expert

Kukwon Cho

Senior Combustion Development Engineer

Former Senior Scientist at Aramco USA and a researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory 

Yehoram Hofman

Engine Designer

Combustion engine expert, design expert, Toyota Racing

Ryan Kemmet

Core Business Development

Former Director for Global Innovation and Business Development at Linamar 

Matt Bockman

Senior Product Development Engineer

Former Head of Engineering at Aptera Motors, Inc

Erin Scheriff

CORE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEAM

 

Business Development Specialist and Successful Entrepreneur

Adam Jacobs

CORE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEAM

Business Development Specialist and Successful Entrepreneur

ADVISORS & INVESTORS

Tour Engine is proud to have a Joint Development Agreement with Johnson Matthey for developing the after treatment devices for ultra low emissions.

Dr. Irwin and Joan Jacobs

Investors & Advisors

Co-founder and former CEO and Chairman of Qualcomm and Linkabit

Stuart Weidie

Investor & Advisor

CEO at Blossman Gas Inc & President of Alliance Autogas. On the Tour Engine Board of Advisors.

Dr. Chris Atkinson

Advisor

Deputy Director for Advanced Research U.S. Department of Transportation and a Combustion Engine Expert. On the Tour Engine Board of Advisors.

Rajit Malhotra

Investor & Advisor

Business builder, entrepreneur & former McKinsey partner

Shlomo Caspi

Investor & Advisor

Tech investor, Real Estate investor

Tom Fetter

Advisor & Investor

Entrepreneur, Investor

Mike Lashbrook

Investor & Advisor

Former Director of Corp. Dev. for GM Asia, Former Mfg. Director GM overseeing plants in China. On the Tour Engine Board of Advisors.

Bob Hotto

Advisor & Investor

Physicist, Investor, Inventor

COLLABORATION & PARTNERSHIPS

Tour Engine is proud to have a Joint Development Agreement with Johnson Matthey for developing the after treatment devices for ultra low emissions.

Tour Engine is a proud awardee of ARPA-E’s GENSETS program

Tour Engine and Johnson Matthey are jointly developing after treatment for emission compliance

Tour Engine and WERC collaborate on 1D and CFD computer modeling since 2016

Tour Engine and Next Step
collaborated extensively to
enhance the Tour Engine
performance

Blossman Gas is positioned to be Tour Engine’s marketing, sales, and service partner

Linamar is positioned to be Tour Engine’s manufacturing partner

Tour Engine Shares the DOE’s mission statement

The Israeli DOE supported Tour Engine’s early R&D effort for over 10 years

Reimagine the future with Tour Engine

Tour is backed by sophisticated technology investors and has won grants from both the US (DOE’s ARPA-E) and Israeli (DOE) governments.  Tour has also been issued 44 patents (US and International) with several more pending.

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