# Kevin Czinger

> Kevin Czinger is the American founder and executive chairman of Divergent, a digital manufacturing company combining computational design, metal additive manufacturing, and robotic assembly. A former Yale football player, federal prosecutor, Goldman Sachs executive, and Coda Automotive co-founder, he also co-founded Czinger Vehicles with his son Lukas. His work focuses on adaptable production systems for automotive, aerospace, and defense customers.

- **Role:** Founder and Executive Chairman at Divergent
- **Organizations:** Divergent Technologies, Czinger Vehicles, Coda Automotive, Goldman Sachs, Benchmark Capital, Achievement First, United States Marine Corps Reserve
- **From:** Cleveland, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A.; studied classical civilization, Yale College, J.D., Yale Law School, Arizona State University, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
- **Known for:** 1980 Asa S. Bushnell Cup recipient, Ivy League football Player of the Year., 1980 NFF National Scholar-Athlete; also honored as ECAC Player of the Year., Founded Divergent and helped develop its integrated design, additive manufacturing, and robotic assembly system.

## Career timeline

- **1980** — Won the Asa S. Bushnell Cup as Ivy League football Player of the Year and was named an NFF National Scholar-Athlete.
- **1982** — Received his B.A. from Yale.
- **1987** — Received his J.D. from Yale Law School.
- **1988-1990** — Served as an assistant U.S. attorney in New York, according to his biographical directory entry.
- **1990-1994** — Worked at Goldman Sachs International; the biographical directory lists him as executive director in London.
- **2000** — Worked as an entrepreneur-in-residence at Benchmark Capital.
- **2007-2010** — Helped develop the business that became Coda Automotive and served as its co-founder and chief executive; resigned in November 2010.
- **2014** — Founded Divergent, using the founding year in its September 2025 corporate announcement.
- **2015** — Presented the Divergent Blade prototype.
- **2019** — Co-founded Czinger Vehicles with Lukas Czinger.
- **2024** — Kevin and Lukas attended the September opening of the Area 21 factory in Torrance; Lukas succeeded Kevin as Divergent CEO.
- **2025** — Testified to a U.S. House subcommittee on April 29 as Divergent founder and executive chairman.
- **2026** — Published an October 13 essay advocating a distributed manufacturing network and government-owned standards.

## Achievements

- 1980 Asa S. Bushnell Cup recipient, Ivy League football Player of the Year.
- 1980 NFF National Scholar-Athlete; also honored as ECAC Player of the Year.
- Founded Divergent and helped develop its integrated design, additive manufacturing, and robotic assembly system.
- Co-founded Czinger Vehicles, whose 21C demonstrates the manufacturing system in a road car.
- Divergent announced $290 million in Series E financing in September 2025, including $250 million equity and $40 million debt, at a $2.3 billion valuation.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Published “Building an Arsenal That Survives the Tenth Salvo” on October 13, arguing for distributed manufacturing capacity and government-owned qualification standards.
- **2026-08** — Czinger Vehicles unveiled the 21C Spyder on August 14; Kevin publicly congratulated the team on LinkedIn.
- **2025-09** — Divergent announced $290 million in Series E financing to expand production capacity.
- **2025-04** — Testified before a House Oversight subcommittee about U.S. manufacturing.

## Links

- Website: https://www.divergent3d.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-czinger-8a4468

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Last updated: 2026-10-21