Jay Ward (born September 5th) was a characters manager and one of the art coordinators and additional voices in Cars and Cars 3. He began his Pixar career back in late 1998 on Monsters, Inc., and is considered the "guardian" of the Cars franchise due to his in-depth knowledge and love of cars. He also worked in the Art department on Ratatouille and Brave, and served as Production Manager on the short, Presto.