Author, Historian

Biography: GM retiree, 15 years in Corporate Communications. Director, Executive Communications. Speechwriter for GM chairman Jack Smith and John Smale. Author of BILLY, ALFRED, AND GENERAL MOTORS; THE STORY OF TWO UNIQUE MEN, A LEGENDARY COMPANY, AND A REMARKABLE TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY. Winner of the Cugnot Award, Society of Automotive Historians. Prior to General Motors, worked as a journalist, writing for the New York Times and Atlantic Monthly. Served as Assistant press Attache at U.S. embassies in Pakistan and Venezuela.

Pelfrey is also author of the novels THE BIG V and HAMBURGER HILL and is a past National Book Award nominee and National Endowment for the Arts Fellow. He is a Life Member of the Twenty-second Infantry Regiment Association and past president of the Michigan Chapter of the Fourth Infantry Division Association ("Steadfast and Loyal").

Location:
Beverly Hills, Michigan

Articles written by William Pelfrey:
GM Continues to Write the Book of Automotive Design
GM vs. NBC, a New Wave of Employee Pride
The Harley Earl Legacy
How Cadillac Set a Standard that Lives on Today
How GM Went Global
The Kettering Legacy: How GM Set the Standard for Innovation
The Story Behind the GM Mark