ChargePoint CEO and leadership

Pasquale Romano is President and Chief Executive Officer of ChargePoint and a member of the company’s board of directors. He currently sits on the board of the YMCA of Silicon Valley. Pasquale joined ChargePoint in February of 2011, bringing more than 30 years of technology industry leadership and executive management experience to the company. He co-founded 2Wire which was acquired by Pace plc for $475M in 2010. Previously, Pasquale held multiple positions in marketing and engineering at Polycom. In 1989, he co-founded Fluent, Inc., a digital video networking company and served as Chief Architect until it was sold to Novell Corporation in 1993. Pasquale holds an undergraduate degree in computer science from Harvard University and received his M.S. from MIT.

Michael Hughes is an accomplished sales leader with 25 years of experience in strategic planning, sales, services, marketing, business and organizational development, product leadership, operations and market-making in early-stage and established technology companies. At ChargePoint, Hughes leads global sales, mobility ecosystem relationships and business development functions. Prior to joining ChargePoint, he spent nine years at Barracuda Networks, serving as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Services and scaling the company to $500 million in revenue and an initial public offering. He was previously Vice President of Sales for Asempra Technologies and a sales and business development leader at McDATA Corporation, Invio Software and Marimba. Michael advises technology and venture capital firms. He holds a BS in Marketing from Miami University and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Colleen Jansen is a market strategist with 20 years of experience in both B2B and B2C marketing spanning early stage, privately held VC-funded companies as well as large cap, publicly traded firms. Jansen is responsible for the marketing function, consumer business and North America policy. Prior to ChargePoint, she led teams in a number of category-creating startups as well as established brands including Microsoft, Yahoo, Intuit and LinkedIn. Jansen sits on the board of CALSTART, a nonprofit that works to create jobs, cut air pollution and curb climate change. An early EV adopter, she is passionate about helping businesses and consumers realize the functional and societal benefits of driving electric. She holds a B.S. from California State University, Fresno.

Rex Jackson is the CFO of ChargePoint and brings extensive experience in finance, legal, corporate development and other corporate functions to the role. At ChargePoint, Jackson leads finance, legal and administrative functions. Prior to joining ChargePoint, Rex served as CFO for Gigamon, Rocket Fuel, JDSU and Symyx, and held senior executive positions at leading public and private companies including Avago (now Broadcom) and Synopsys. He currently sits on the board of mixed signal optics innovator EMCORE. He holds a B.A. degree from Duke University and a J.D. from Stanford University Law School.

Pasquale Romano is President and Chief Executive Officer of ChargePoint and a member of the company’s board of directors. He currently sits on the board of the YMCA of Silicon Valley. Pasquale joined ChargePoint in February of 2011, bringing more than 30 years of technology industry leadership and executive management experience to the company. He co-founded 2Wire which was acquired by Pace plc for $475M in 2010. Previously, Pasquale held multiple positions in marketing and engineering at Polycom. In 1989, he co-founded Fluent, Inc., a digital video networking company and served as Chief Architect until it was sold to Novell Corporation in 1993. Pasquale holds an undergraduate degree in computer science from Harvard University and received his M.S. from MIT.