Nathan is a LEED certified licensed architect with 20 years of experience building sustainable cities. Across his career he has designed and managed large-scale and complex urban construction. It was during the COVID-19 Pandemic when he was leading the team designing the new NYC Public Health Laboratory as the Senior Technical Architect at the global architecture firm SOM that the idea for it's electric took root and allowed his expertise in permitting and implementation within the built environment to translate into the acceleration of electrified transportation for cities across the U.S.
Tiya holds 20 years experience in leadership and design operations across a range of disciplines for some of the country’s top firms and institutions. Her work has received the industry’s top accolades, including The National Design Award from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum; the Inaugural Cannes Gold Lion for Creative Data; the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival; and the designation of second most innovative design firm in the world by Fast Company. Her founding of it's electric is the first step in her refocusing the next 20 years of her career on projects waging war against the Climate Crisis.
Judy, an urban planner with a focus on land use and climate resiliency, served nearly 11 years at New York City DOT, including as Director of Special Projects. She holds degrees in Psychology and Urban Planning from UC Irvine and a Master's in Urban Planning from Columbia University.
Iben is a business strategist who has led business development and marketing strategy for major architecture and planning firms, such as SOM, BIG, and Gehl, transforming these firms into high-impact and high-revenue organizations. She has built relationships and partnerships with real estate developers, institutions, and city agencies, and is deeply committed to cities as centers for equitable climate solutions. Iben has degrees from Brown University and the Yale School of Architecture.
Karen is a diligent project manager with experience spanning diverse industries, specializing in strategic planning, meticulous execution, and effective risk management. With a proven track record of overseeing projects across multiple sectors, including New York City Economic Development Corporation, SYPartners, and Snowball Wealth. She holds a B.A. from Binghamton University.
Donté is a sustainable mobility advocate with deeply rooted experience within the State of Michigan. While acquiring his Master’s, he managed projects with Michigan DOT as well as conducting extensive research under the Lawrence Livermore National Lab and UMich on the topic of electric vehicles. He holds a degree in Physics and Mathematics from Morehouse College (Cum Laude) and a Master’s in Civil Engineering from The University of Michigan.
Becky is a supply chain manager bringing a range of experience including healthcare, consumer electronics and consulting. Scaling manufacturing and logistics at a COVID startup to over a billion dollars in under a year, she then joined the hardware supply chain team at Google where she navigated post-pandemic supply chain disruptions. Becky has been committed to sustainability for over a decade with roots in indoor vertical farming. She holds an MS and BS in Supply Chain Management from The University of Texas at Dallas.
Michael is a mechanical engineer and project manager with over a decade of experience across cutting edge industries and technologies. Michael started his career as a mechanical engineer at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington D.C and later helped design several new classes of US Naval vessels at the naval design firm Gibbs & Cox. Michael since managed the design and installation of several national networks of DC fast charging stations; including those of EVgo and British Petroleum. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the George Washington University in addition to PMP Certification.
Margaret is a sustainability advocate who has made sustainable transportation the recent focus of her career having worked in communications for the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP) along with leading winning proposals for regional rail systems in the New York City Region. She has a Master's Degree in International Management from the Paris School of Business and received a BA in Spanish and History from Wellesley College.