Bruce Chizen | ChargePoint
Bruce Chizen

Bruce Chizen

Senior Advisor, Permira Funds

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.