Lori Heino-Royer is the Head of Business Development at Waabi. Lori started her career as a Certified Public Accountant providing her with a great foundation for understanding how decisions impact the bottom line. She spent nearly 20 years at Daimler Truck North America in numerous roles. She has developed deep industry knowledge through her leadership experience in autonomy, strategy, connectivity technology, finance, sales and program management.
Lori earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Cincinnati and an M.B.A. from Portland State University. In addition, she has held professional credentials as a Certified Public Accountant, a Project Management Professional and a Certified Foresight Practitioner.. Lori has received Awards from Portland Business Journal’s Women of Influence and the Manufacturing Institutes STEP Ahead Award for Women in manufacturing. Lori has served on several boards including: Portland State University, Construct Foundation and Blockchain in Transport Alliance.