{"id":11,"date":"2026-03-17T01:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T01:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwelburndesign.com\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-04-06T17:14:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:14:44","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edwelburndesign.com\/?page_id=11","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11\" class=\"elementor elementor-11\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8c7286 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a8c7286\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d8fde1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d8fde1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0210ffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0210ffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"457\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/edwelburndesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/EdWelburn_Pic.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-145\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edwelburndesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/EdWelburn_Pic.jpg 457w, https:\/\/edwelburndesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/EdWelburn_Pic-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42eb07c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42eb07c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fb5d91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fb5d91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Designer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84692a2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"84692a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0cf2d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0cf2d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Edward T. Welburn, Jr.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b24a394 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b24a394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Former Vice President of Global Design, General Motors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c178839 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c178839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1338\" data-end=\"1650\">Edward Welburn brings over four decades of global design leadership across automotive, product, and fashion industries. As the sixth Vice President of Global Design at General Motors \u2014 and the first African American to hold the position \u2014 he led a global team of over 1,400 designers across 11 studios worldwide.<\/p><p data-start=\"1652\" data-end=\"1833\">His work spans more than 500 vehicle programs and has influenced some of the most recognized automotive brands globally, including Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Opel, and Holden.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62484bc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"62484bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76dc6c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76dc6c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Legacy &amp; Recognition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ac2588 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ac2588\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1835\" data-end=\"2148\">Welburn\u2019s contributions extend beyond automotive design into film, product innovation, and storytelling. His work on the Transformers franchise and the iconic Bumblebee Camaro, along with ongoing development of a feature film on the life of Charlie Wiggins, reflects a continued commitment to creative innovation.<\/p><p data-start=\"2150\" data-end=\"2305\">His designs are part of the Smithsonian Institution archives, and he has been inducted into both the Automotive Hall of Fame and the Corvette Hall of Fame.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b3aa3 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"57b3aa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/edwelburndesign.com\/?page_id=15\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Full Biography<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf59092 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bf59092\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Designer Edward T. 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