One of the rising stars on the Audi of America executive team has been highlighted in Fast Company magazine’s 30 Second MBA video series. Jeri Ward, Director of Customer Experience, was hired over from Ford just before Audi departed its old Michigan headquarters bound for Virginia. Since that time she’s worked her way up from the marketing department and assumed her latest role almost one year ago.

Worth noting just because we think it gives great perspective on Jeri, she’s got an extremely active lifestyle. On moving to the Capitol area when Audi relocated to the DC Metro region, Jeri skipped the more obvious choice of a Northern Virgina address and accepts the longer commute in exchange for the culturally rich experience of living in the District of Columbia. She’s an avid marathon runner and also bought her Ducati Monster long before Audi purchased the Italian motorcycle marque. For these and many more reasons, we find her one of Audi’s most intriguing team members.

In the video, Jeri Ward talks about how crucial every member of the Audi team is, not just those at the top and not just those who ride a Duc. Watch it HERE.

Thanks to @Superquattrone for the Twitter tip.