ACG Detroit | 2026 Automotive Update

Mike brings more than two decades of financial analysis, forecasting, consulting and manufacturing experience to S&P Global Mobility, with a primary focus on assisting automakers, suppliers and financial firms in their evaluation and understanding of the auto industry, as well as in-depth analysis of vehicle markets and technology trends.

Mike is quoted frequently in the media on a variety of automotive topics, and he regularly delivers presentations on the outlook for the automotive industry to company executives, financial investors and other interest groups, including past work with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization in Vienna, Austria. Mike graduated summa cum laude with an undergraduate degree in finance and later earned the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation.

Heather M. Schroder is a Vice President in the Legal Department at Robert Bosch LLC, based at Bosch’s North American headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. She leads the Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate legal team for North America, overseeing all cross-border M&A activity into and out of the U.S. and Canada. 

Effective January 1, 2026, Ms. Schroder will transition to a new role at Bosch, leading Strategy and Governance for North America. 

A native of New York, Ms. Schroder joined Bosch in 2014 after serving as Senior Corporate Counsel at ATMI, Inc., a publicly traded semiconductor company in Connecticut (acquired by Entegris Inc. in 2014). Before moving in-house, she practiced corporate law as an associate in New York City. She is admitted to the bars of New York, Connecticut, and Michigan. 

Ms. Schroder currently serves on the Board of Trustees for The Grosse Pointe Academy and previously served on the Board of Advisors for Syracuse University College of Law (2016–2024). She also chaired The Academy Fund for the 2023–2024 academic year. In addition, she is an active member of the Detroit Athletic Club, where she serves on multiple committees. 

Ms. Schroder presents regularly at legal and Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) events, and frequently participates in cross-border panels in both the United States and Germany.

Steven Wybo is a senior managing director with over 25 years of experience in providing turnaround, reorganization, M&A, and financial advisory services to distressed and underperforming companies. Steve specializes in insolvency/bankruptcy matters, turnaround and crisis management, profit enhancement, mergers and acquisitions, business valuation, raising of debt/equity capital, and liquidations both in and out of court. He has also served as an interim chief financial officer, chief restructuring officer, interim chief operating officer, treasurer, and court appointed receiver for several middle market clients.

In prior roles, Steve was a senior associate at PwC where he specialized in financial service compliance, investment banking in technology and other service industries, and automotive industry financing, including debt offerings, securitizations, and private placements.