Dave Snydacker

founder & CEO
Lilac Solutions
 
 
 

Dr. David Snydacker founded Lilac in 2016. He is a materials engineer and an expert in battery technology, with experience spanning multiple battery startups developing next-generation materials and manufacturing processes. Dave holds a PhD from Northwestern University and a BA from Wesleyan University.

 
 
"A decade from now, the electric vehicle industry will be big enough that there's no way to supply [the necessary] volumes [of lithium] from conventional mines. And new technology is gonna be essential to closing that gap."