Meet our Board

Mr. Wilmer has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors for ChargePoint since November 2023. Prior to November 2023, Mr. Wilmer served as Chief Operating Officer from December 2022 until November 2023 and as Chief Customer and Operations Officer after joining ChargePoint in July 2022. Prior to joining ChargePoint, Mr. Wilmer served as the Head of Chowbotics at DoorDash, Inc., a company that operates an online food ordering and food delivery platform, from February 2021 until July 2022. Previously, Mr. Wilmer served as Chief Executive Officer of Chowbotics, Inc., a manufacturer of a fresh food robot, from September 2019 until February 2021. Prior to Chowbotics, Inc., Mr. Wilmer served as Chief Executive Officer of Mojo Networks, a provider of cloud-managed wireless networking, from December 2014 until the acquisition of Mojo Network, Inc. by Arista Networks in August 2018, and following such acquisition, as the General Manager of Arista Networks, Inc.’s Wi-Fi business until September 2019. With more than 30 years of global technology, operations and customer support experience, Mr. Wilmer has global operations experience across North America, Europe and Asia and industry knowledge across multiple technology segments as well as overseas manufacturing and supply chain management. Mr. Wilmer holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. ChargePoint believes Mr. Wilmer is qualified to serve as a member of the ChargePoint Board based on his wide-ranging experience in global operations and manufacturing, management, sales, customer support, executive leadership and strategic planning.

Ms. Bowman has served as a member of ChargePoint’s Board since August 2019. Ms. Bowman has served as Operating Executive at NMS Capital, a private investment firm, since March 2019. From September 2013 to November 2018, Ms. Bowman served as Chief Executive Officer of PowerTeam Services, LLC, a gas and electric utility service provider. Ms. Bowman holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Clemson University and an M.B.A. from the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. ChargePoint believes Ms. Bowman is qualified to serve as a member of the ChargePoint Board based on her wide-ranging experience in management, sales, marketing and strategic planning within the utilities industry.

Secretary Chao has served as a member of the ChargePoint Board since November 2021. Ms. Chao served as the U.S. Secretary of Transportation from January 2017 to January 2021 and the U.S. Secretary of Labor from January 2001 to January 2009. Ms. Chao has served as a director for numerous public companies and currently serves as a director for The Kroger Co., since August 2021. Ms. Chao served as a director for Hyliion Holdings Corp from August 2021 to March 2023 and for Embark Technology, Inc. from March 2021 to August 2023. Ms. Chao holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Mount Holyoke College and a Master in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School. ChargePoint believes that Ms. Chao is qualified to serve as a member of the ChargePoint Board based on her experiences in the public, private and nonprofit sectors, extensive public policy experience and her extensive public company services.

Mr. Chizen has served as a member of ChargePoint’s Board since December 2014. Mr. Chizen is currently an independent consultant and has served as Senior Adviser to Permira Advisers LLP, a private equity fund, since July 2008, and as a Venture Partner at Voyager Capital, a venture capital firm, since August 2009. He has also served as an Operating Partner for Permira Growth Opportunities, a private equity fund since June 2018. From 1994 until 2008, Mr. Chizen served in a number of positions at Adobe Systems Incorporated, a provider of design, imaging and publishing software, including as its Chief Executive Officer from 2000 until 2007, President from 2000 until 2005, acting Chief Financial Officer from 2006 until 2007 and Strategic Advisor from 2007 until 2008. Mr. Chizen currently serves as a director of Synopsys, Inc. since April 2001, Oracle Corporation since July 2008, and Informatica Inc. since August 2015. Mr. Chizen holds a bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College, City University of New York. ChargePoint believes Mr. Chizen is qualified to serve as a member of the ChargePoint Board based on his extensive executive leadership experience in digital media and software.

Mr. Dhruv has close to 25 years of experience in accounting and finance. Mr. Dhruv currently serves as a director of Informatica Inc. Previously Mr. Dhruv served as Audit Committee Chair on the Board of ZoomInfo Technologies Inc., and as Chief Financial Officer of RingCentral, Inc., a cloud-based communications and collaboration solutions provider. Highly regarded in the software community, he has been ranked in the All-America Best Software CFO category by Institutional Investor for three years in a row. Mr. Dhruv also previously worked at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch from December 2005 to March 2012 as an equity analyst, covering software and cloud companies. He is a CPA, Chartered Accountant, CFA Charterholder and has an undergraduate degree in Accounting. Mr. Dhruv is qualified to serve as a director due to his extensive financial and accounting experience, his knowledge and experience with global software companies, and his experience in management of a public company.

Mr. Harries has served as a member of ChargePoint’s Board since October 2016. Mr. Harries has served as Vice President of Product Management and Sales for Mercedes-Benz AG, an automotive manufacturing and supply company, since June 2017. Prior to this, from June 1993 to June 2017, Mr. Harries held several roles at Daimler AG, including leading the Connected, Autonomous, Shared & Services and Electric Drive unit, which is responsible for all-electric vehicle architecture from July 2016 to June 2017 and Quality Management of Mercedes-Benz Cars from July 2014 until July 2016 and Head of the G-Wagon Business Unit at Mercedes-Benz Cars from July 2008 until June 2014. Mr. Harries studied product engineering with finance and management accounting at Furtwangen University, Germany. ChargePoint believes Mr. Harries is qualified to serve as a member of the ChargePoint Board based on his extensive management experience in the automotive industry and knowledge of Europe’s auto charging market.

Mr. Harris has served as a member of ChargePoint’s Board since December 2018. In 2012, Mr. Harris founded Global Reserve Group LLC, a financial advisory and investment firm focused primarily on the energy and technology industries. In addition, he has been a Venture Partner of Quantum Energy Partners, a private equity firm focused on the energy industry, since 2012. Previously, Mr. Harris was a managing director of Warburg Pincus LLC, a private equity firm, from 1983 until 2011. Mr. Harris served as a director of Knoll, Inc., until July 2021 and of InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp., until December 2022. Mr. Harris holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. ChargePoint believes Mr. Harris is qualified to serve as a member of the ChargePoint Board based on his extensive financial expertise and knowledge of the energy industry and clean technology.

Ms. Heystee has served as a member of ChargePoint’s Board since May 2021. From January 2017 to June 2018, Ms. Heystee was Senior Vice President of Global Automotive Business at Verizon Connect, a fleet management solutions software company. Prior to Verizon Connect, Ms. Heystee served as Executive Vice President of Global Sales and OEM Business at Telogis, Inc., which was acquired by Verizon in July 2016, from February 2010 to December 2016. Ms. Heystee has served as a director of Ouster, Inc., since September 2018. Ms. Heystee holds Bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and business from the University of Waterloo and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. ChargePoint believes that Ms. Heystee is qualified to serve as a member of the ChargePoint Board of Directors due to her extensive experience in the technology sector and knowledge of market driven strategies.

Mr. Leschly has served as a member of ChargePoint’s Board since December 2009. Since July 1999, Mr. Leschly has served as a managing partner of Rho Capital Partners, Inc., an investment and venture capital management company. Since 2017, Mr. Leschly has been the chairman and chief executive officer of Universal Tennis, LLC, which is the developer of a software platform for tennis analytics and tournament management. Since 2014, Mr. Leschly has also been the owner and managing member of Iconica LLC, which primarily focuses on investments at the intersection of sports, media and technology. Mr. Leschly served as a director of NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. from January 2008 to May 2022. Mr. Leschly holds an M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a B.A. from Harvard University. ChargePoint believes Mr. Leschly is qualified to serve as a member of the ChargePoint Board based on his extensive experience in corporate finance and investing in energy companies.

Mr. Linse has served as a member of ChargePoint’s Board since April 2012. Mr. Linse has served as the Founder and Managing Director of Linse Capital LLC since October 2015, a growth equity firm investing in late-stage technology companies, and Levitate Capital, a venture capital firm, since March 2017. Prior to founding Linse Capital, Mr. Linse served as a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (“KPCB”) from 2008 until March 2016. Prior to joining KPCB, Mr. Linse worked at Goldman Sachs for over a decade, most recently as Managing Director of the alternative energy investing team. Mr. Linse currently serves as a director of Valens Semiconductor Ltd. Mr. Linse holds a B.A. in Economics from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. ChargePoint believes Mr. Linse is qualified to serve as a member of the ChargePoint Board based on his extensive experience in corporate finance and investing in alternative energy space.

Ms. Singh-Bushell has served as a member of ChargePoint’s Board since April 2022. From May 2016 to June 2017, Ms. Singh-Bushell served as deputy to the first vice president, chief operating officer executive office, at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Prior to 2016, Ms. Singh-Bushell worked at Ernst & Young, serving in various roles including global IT Effectiveness leader, U.S. innovation & digital strategy leader, and chief information security officer. Ms. Singh-Bushell has served as a director for numerous public companies including, TTEC Holdings, Inc., since May 2017, Lesaka Technologies Inc., since October 2018, Huron Consulting Group, since May 2019. Ms. Singh-Bushell previously served as director of Designer Brands, Inc. from September 2018 until May 2022. Ms. Singh-Bushell received her Master of Science in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley and her undergraduate degree in engineering from the University of Poona, India. ChargePoint believes that Ms. Singh-Bushell is qualified to serve as a member of the ChargePoint Board based on her operational experiences with finance, audit, technology and cybersecurity matters and her prior public company services.

Mr. Wagoner has served as a member of ChargePoint’s Board since February 2017. From 1977 to 2009, Mr. Wagoner held numerous senior positions at General Motors Corporation, including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 2003 to 2009. Mr. Wagoner currently serves as a director of Invesco Ltd., since October 2013, and Graham Holdings Inc., since June 2010. Mr. Wagoner previously served as a director of Aleris Corporation from August 2010 until April 2020. Mr. Wagoner holds a bachelor’s degree from Duke University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. ChargePoint believes Mr. Wagoner is qualified to serve as a member of the ChargePoint Board based on his extensive experience in the automobile industry, general management experience and public company board service.