Matthew S. Levatich (born January 7, 1965) is an American businessman, and was the president and CEO of

Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson, Inc. (H-D, or simply Harley) is an American motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1903, it is one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depressi ...

from May 2015 through February 2020

Early life

Levatich was born on January 7, 1965, in Tompkins County Hospital,

Ithaca, New York Ithaca is a city in the Finger Lakes region of New York, United States. Situated on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, Ithaca is the seat of Tompkins County and the largest community in the Ithaca metropolitan statistical area. It is named a ...

. He was educated at Caroline Elementary School, DeWitt Junior High School and Ithaca High School. Levatich earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute () (RPI) is a private research university in Troy, New York, with an additional campus in Hartford, Connecticut. A third campus in Groton, Connecticut closed in 2018. RPI was established in 1824 by Stephen Van ...

, a master's degree in engineering management, and an MBA in marketing, finance and organizational behavior from

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ...

Career

Levatich joined Harley-Davidson in 1994 and served as chief operating officer between 2009 and 2015. In May 2015, Levatich became its CEO. In February 2020, Levatich resigned as CEO of Harley-Davidson and vacated his seat on the board of directors.

Personal life

He is married to Brenda, they have two sons, live in

Mequon, Wisconsin Mequon () is the largest city in Ozaukee County, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, and the third-largest city in Wisconsin by land area. Located on Lake Michigan's western shore with significant commercial developments along Interstate 43, the comm ...

, and celebrated 25 years of marriage in 2015.

References

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