Chelle Izzi
PG&E
Catalyst Mobility Board Vice Chair
Chelle Izzi is a Board Advisor at Gateway Fleets (A Partner’s Group portfolio company) and Managing Director at Rising Energy Ventures where she works with investors, entrepreneurs, and corporations to drive the development, scaling, and optimization of ventures at the cutting edge of clean energy innovation.
Chelle is a pioneer in the emerging eMobility industry, having founded and launched three major ventures: Walmart’s public EV charging network, the zero-emission fleet network Greenlane, and NextEra Mobility.
At Walmart, she led the strategy and early-stage development to transition the company to an owner-operator model, driving its commitment to thousands of branded charging stations by 2030. Previously, Chelle spearheaded NextEra Energy’s entry into mobility, acquiring eIQ Mobility and forming its charging-as-a-service business. As Head of Mobility, she helped design and negotiate the Greenlane joint venture with BlackRock and Daimler.
With over 25 years of experience, Chelle has a proven track record of scaling new businesses in energy, mobility, and clean tech. She holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a bachelor’s from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.