Elaine L. Chao

Secretary Chao has served as a member of the ChargePoint Board since November 2021. Ms. Chao served as the US Secretary of Transportation from January 2017 to January 2021 and the US. 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 non-profit sectors, extensive public policy experience and her extensive public company services.