Lowell Paddock began his automotive career at Automobile Quarterly, becoming editor-in-chief before forming his own publishing company. After attending Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, he joined General Motors in marketing and later assumed a number of executive assignments in product planning and program management in Germany, China, and Singapore and served as the managing director of GM India.

Since retiring in 2017, he has served on the Greenwich Concours selection committee and is the executive director of Sunday in the Park, the Lime Rock Concours, at the Lime Rock Historic Festival. He is contributing editor to Sports Car Market magazine.