Bryan Nesbitt
VP of global design
General Motors

Bryan Nesbitt was appointed senior vice president, Global Design at General Motors in June 2026. Prior to this role, Nesbitt was vice president, Global Design, a role he held since July 2025. Nesbitt is only the 8th person to serve as head of GM’s global design function in the company’s history.

Nesbitt joined General Motors in 2001 and has held numerous global leadership roles throughout his career. Most recently, he served as the executive director for Global Cadillac Design. Previously, Nesbitt served as executive director of Design, Global Advanced Design and Architectures. He has also served as GM China Design vice president; vice president, GMIO Design; vice president, GM North America Design; and vice president, GM Europe Design.

He is an Honors graduate of Art Center College of Design. He received the Young Leadership & Excellence Award from the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2002.

Some of the award-winning vehicles designed under his leadership include the 2008 NACOTY Chevrolet Malibu, 2008 Buick Enclave, 2009 ECOTY Opel Insignia, the 2015 Cadillac Escalade, GMC Yukon and Chevrolet Tahoe.

The 2022 Cadillac AV Halo Concepts Portfolio (PersonalSpace, SocialSpace and InnerSpace) came to life through Nesbitt and most recently, Cadillac’s stunning concept vehicles Opulent Velocity, SOLLEI and Elevated Velocity – were created under Nesbitt’s guidance.