Mary Barra
General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra tours the GM Warren, Michigan facility where workers begin final preparation for manufacturing Level 1 face masks Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (Photo by John F. Martin for General Motors)Courtesy of John F. Martin for General Motors
- TitleCEO
- AffiliationGeneral Motors
GM was the first big American automaker to commit its idle assembly lines to the fight against COVID-19. Barra stood fast in the face of criticism from the President and reaped the benefits: On April 8, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded GM a $489 million contract to deliver 30,000 ventilators by the end of August.