Ganesh Jayaram

Ganesh Jayaram

Ganesh Jayaram is a global automotive engineering leader at the intersection of technology, safety, and international policy. Currently leading Regulatory Affairs and Standardization at Volkswagen Group, he chairs an Expert Group at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Across 14 years of experience delivering safety-critical systems at scale for Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Nissan, and Geely, he bridges the gap between complex engineering and global regulation.

Appointed by the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA), Ganesh represents the global automotive industry at UNECE WP.29 and chairs the ITU Expert Group on Automated and Connected Driving — convening automotive, telecommunications, and infrastructure sectors to resolve the critical technical and regulatory blockers shaping the future of automated and connected vehicles and next-generation vehicular communications through 2060. He actively contributes to international expert groups advancing Intelligent Mobility, Automated Vehicles, V2X communications, and semiconductor technologies.

Across this journey, his career spans safety-critical E/E systems development, A-SPICE process governance, Safety Management Systems — from homologation and certification against UNECE, FCC, and EU NCAP frameworks to cybersecurity, OTA software governance, and quality leadership on High Performance Computing platforms and enterprise-wide regulatory compliance programs.