Sherry House on venture capital
From Commencement Speaker Sherry House '94 (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) · · Kettering University
“Later in venture capital, in revolutionary startups, I experienced this firsthand. It is at depth where you can see so clearly the boundary constraints holding back innovation, where you can challenge the current understanding of excellence, where you can create something new and extraordinary.”
On , Sherry House, Chief Financial Officer at Ford Motor Company, spoke about venture capital during Commencement Speaker Sherry House '94 (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) on Kettering University.
About Sherry House
Sherry House, Chief Financial Officer of Ford Motor Company, reported on the company’s third-quarter 2025 earnings on November 6, 2025. She stated that strong product lineup drove global revenue growth of over 9%, and the company delivered adjusted EBIT of $2.6 billion, flat with the prior year despite a net tariff headwind of $700 million. House updated Ford’s adjusted EBIT guidance for 2025 to between $6 and $6.5 billion, with adjusted free cash flow of between $2 and $3 billion. On July 16, 2025, House delivered a commencement speech at Kettering University, where she received an honorary doctorate. She described herself as fourth-generation in the auto industry, with her grandfather and great-grandfather having worked at Ford. House discussed her career path, noting that she took opportunities to work in corporate strategy, accounting, venture capital, and investment banking, and said she said yes to roles that did not fit neatly with her background if she believed she could make an impact. She encouraged graduates to adopt a first-principles approach to problem-solving and commended the university for building AI into its curriculum.