Elaina Farnsworth is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of SkillFusion, a cutting-edge customer success platform for electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) operations and maintenance (O&M) providers. With a passion and career-long dedication to talent and workforce development, Farnsworth is focused on growing a certified talent pool with SkillFusion to operate and maintain electric vehicle chargers and facilitate the growth of the charging network across the country.

Prior to SkillFusion, Farnsworth was the CEO of The Next Education where she developed best-in-class certification and training programs designed to upskill and reskill the workforce in automotive careers related to electrification, autonomy, and cybersecurity. Previously, Farnsworth was appointed as the Director of Global Communications by the Board of Directors of the International Connected Vehicle Trade Association where she served for more than a decade.

Farnsworth was honored as one of the Top 10 Influencers for North American Automotive Suppliers in 2018 and received the prestigious Rule Breaker Award in 2017. Her contributions were further recognized as she was recognized among the Techweek100: Top Tech Leaders in Detroit in 2025, Detroit 40 under 40 in 2014, and Elite 40 under 40.

Dave Packard is the Chief Strategy Officer of SkillFusion, a unique approach to providing electric vehicle operations and maintenance (O&M) service providers with access to a nation-wide credentialed talent pool for electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) O&M obligations. Packard is pioneer in transportation electrification and a recognized leader with more than 30 years of experience in EV charging infrastructure, network connectivity, and utility EV infrastructure incentive programs.

Prior to SkillFusion, Packard had founded several EV infrastructure companies including ClipperCreek–a non-networked charging station provider–where he served as President until joining ChargePoint–the leading networked charging station provider in North America–as Vice President of Utility Solutions. Packard entered the EV industry in the early 1990s as Vice President of Sales at EPTI supporting a rapid battery charging startup. Additionally, Packard is a trusted advisor and consultant serving the EV charging infrastructure sector, providing expertise on business development, strategy, and utility infrastructure development.