Xavier Mosquet

Xavier Mosquet is a core member of The Boston Consulting Group's Automotive sector. He is the founder of the firm's Detroit office and was co-leader of BCG's global automotive sector from 2008 to 2014.

Xavier has received numerous awards for his consulting work with the US Treasury Department on the restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler, and the Chrysler-Fiat alliance. In 2010, he served as an advisor to the US Treasury and the Canadian Government on GM's $20 billion-plus IPO, the largest in history. Xavier was named 2010 Turnaround Consultant of the Year by the Global M&A Network and a Top 25 Consultant by Consulting magazine in 2012, for excellence in client service.

Xavier brings more than 20 years of global experience to his work. His clients include leading OEMs and equipment suppliers—both domestic and international—as well as new players from rapidly developing economies. He has supported clients in North America, Europe, Japan, China, India, Eastern Europe, and Latin America. His expertise spans a wide range of strategic, operational, and financial issues.

Xavier led BCG's Operations practice in Europe for five years and also served as chairman of the firm's Global Innovation Committee. Prior to joining BCG in 1985, Xavier worked for four years as department head of renewable energy for the oil company Total.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

MBA, INSEAD
MS, physics, Paris University
BS, engineering, École Nationale Supérieure des Mines

HONORS AND AWARDS

Top 25 Consultant, Consulting magazine, 2012
Turnaround Consultant of the Year, Global M&A Partners, 2010

Publications and Videos

Who Will Drive Electric Cars to the Tipping Point?

Sales of electrified vehicles will seize a third of the global market by 2025 and 51% by 2030. Are governments and the industry ready?

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The US Mobility Industry’s Great Talent Hunt

Advances in technology will create thousands of new jobs in the coming decade. How will automakers find computer scientists, engineers, and tradespeople with the right skills to fill them?

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The Electric Car Tipping Point

Automobile powertrains are shifting toward electrification at an accelerating pace. What’s driving the trend, and what powertrains will be required by 2030 for owned and shared mobility?

Self-Driving Vehicles, Robo-Taxis, and the Urban Mobility Revolution

Cities are where self-driving vehicles can fundamentally change—for the better—how people live, work, and get around. The question is, how big will the urban self-driving revolution be?

Testimony Presented Before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Today, automotive companies from around the world are competing on a global scale to bring new brands, models, features, technologies, and processes to market first. Innovation hit the brakes briefly in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, but our research and experience show that the pace of innovation accelerated again through 2013, and it is continuing as we enter 2016.

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A Roadmap to Safer Driving Through Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

Advanced technologies could slash the 33,000 fatalities caused annually by traffic accidents in the US—if consumers would use them. Here’s how to spur adoption.

Robo-Taxis and the New Mobility

Autonomous vehicles promise to upend the urban-taxi business, with far-reaching implications for industry incumbents, disruptive new entrants, municipal officials, and—most of all—commuters.

Revolution in the Driver’s Seat: The Road to Autonomous Vehicles

The first generation of autonomous vehicles is coming soon to a highway near you. Is the automotive industry ready for a revolution?

How Three Standout Performers Raised Their Games

Three companies’ successes show the steps that others should consider as the auto industry recovers.

Automotive Value Creators Report 2014: A Comeback in the Making

The automotive industry is bouncing back impressively from the financial crisis. But to sustain the comeback, companies need global scale, innovative products, and stable finances.

Accelerating Innovation: New Challenges for Automakers

Some 60% of new cars may soon be “connected”—just one of the developments marking a new era of automotive innovation.

Powering Autos to 2020

Electric cars will gain in popularity between now and 2020, but vehicles propelled by the internal-combustion engine will continue to dominate the global automotive industry.

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