Executive Management

Mr. Magnotti has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Electriq since September 2018 and as a member of the Electriq Board since October 2016. Mr. Magnotti is an energy technology executive, clean tech executive and health tech executive specializing in innovative products and technologies or disruptive business models that impact our world positively while making excellent returns for investors. Mr. Magnotti was the President, Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Comverge, Inc. (founded in 1998), believed to be the first pure play smart grid company to go public in 2007. Mr. Magnotti was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Fluitec International, LLC from 2010 – 2015 and spent 14 years (1983 – 1997) at AT&T Bell Labs / Lucent Technologies, Inc. in a variety of senior roles prior to founding Comverge, Inc. Companies Mr. Magnotti has led have won either Top Cleantech Company or Top Cleantech Innovation four times. Mr. Magnotti has special interests in smart grid, energy storage, energy efficiency, demand response, wind, solar, rotating machinery, biofuels, specialty additives and antioxidants. Mr. Magnotti has strong skills in engineering, research & development, program management, big data analytics, SaaS, product launch, global sales (he has set up sales channels in 69 countries), regulatory and energy markets, equity and debt fund raising including angel, venture capital, private equity, IPO, project finance and federal and state government programs. Mr. Magnotti has more than 30 years of C-Suite executive leadership experience leading, building and scaling energy and technology-related companies.

Mr. Magnotti earned a Bachelors and Masters in Mechanical Engineering from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.

Ms. Thomson has been Electriq’s Chief Financial Officer since September 2022 and joined Electriq in June 2021 as the Chief Accounting Officer. As CFO, Ms. Thomson is responsible for building and leading the financial and operational strategy and vision to ensure Electriq’s finances are positioned for sustainable growth and continued success. Key areas in Ms. Thomson’s role are all cash management, budgeting, risk management, financial reporting, tax, audits, raising capital, Electriq Board and investor communications. Prior to joining Electriq, from December 2019 to June 2021, Mr. Thomson was the VP & Chief Accounting Officer at Curvature LLC, from June 2012 to July 2018, the North American Controller at Johnson Controls International plc and, from March 1996 to October 2010, was Senior Director, Finance at Sun Microsystems, Inc. (now Oracle Corp.). Ms. Thomson has more than 25 years’ experience in successfully leading global finance teams, processes and systems for significant growth.

Ms. Thomson is a Certified Public Accountant and earned a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance from The University of Western Australia.

Mr. Van Hoof served as Electriq’s General Counsel and Chief Strategy Officer from July 2021 through June 2022, before being promoted to Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel in July 2022. As COO & GC, Mr. Van Hoof is responsible for leading, managing and providing organizational vision and operational strategy to ensure that Electriq meets and exceeds agreed upon sustainable growth objectives. Key areas that Mr. Van Hoof is responsible for are building the infrastructure for a product management function, an agile and cost-effective end-to-end supply chain network, customizing an assembly model optimized for scale and a global logistics and fulfillment system that can deliver on Electriq’s strategy. Prior to joining Electriq, from January 2020 to July 2021, Mr. Van Hoof was the CFO at Ionic Materials Inc., from June 2013 to January 2020, was VP of Growth & Innovation at Hubbell Inc., from November 2009 to March 2013, was Chief Tax Officer at Bunge Ltd and from April 2006 to March 2009, was VP & CFO at UTC Power Corp. Mr. Van Hoof has more than 25 years of C-Suite executive leadership experience scaling and directing operations, finance, law and management.

Mr. Van Hoof earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and Economics from Saint Anselm College, a Juris Doctorate degree from Western New England University School of Law, a Master of Science in Taxation from the University of Hartford and a Masters of Law in Tax from the Boston University School of Law.

Mr. Klube has been Electriq’s Chief Technology Officer since September 2019. As CTO Mr. Klube is responsible for driving and defining the roadmap and vision for the engineering function, identifying opportunities for product differentiation and integration partners that are complementary in the ecosystem. Mr. Klube has successfully led multiple software organizations in the renewable energy space and from October 2016 to September 2019 was the VP, Engineering at Enphase Energy, Inc., from January 2012 to September 2016, the VP, Engineering at VeriFone, Inc. and from August 2009 to January 2012, the Director of the Nucleus Product Line at Mentor Graphics Corp. (a Siemens company). Mr. Klube has more than 20 years of experience as a successful engineering leader with strong collaboration and expertise in product development and management.

Mr. Klube earned a Masters in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Rostock, Germany.

Ms. Fonda has been Electriq’s Chief Human Resources Officer since 2021. As CHRO, Ms. Fonda is responsible for defining and building a broad range of strategic Human Resource initiatives focusing on corporate culture, talent acquisition, people management, organizational design, programs, policies and procedures. The HR function supports Electriq’s mission, vision and business objectives while providing a high level of service by guiding and coaching employees in all areas of Human Resources. From April 2016 to October 2020, Ms. Fonda was the Senior HR Manager at Raytheon Technologies, and from January 2010 to March 2015, was the HR Manager with Tyco Integrated Security (now Johnson Controls) and has held Regional & Business Partner roles with Aurora Diagnostics & Aetna. Ms. Fonda has 20+ years’ experience in building, executing and evaluating HR strategies.

Ms. Fonda received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Molloy University and a Master’s degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Farleigh Dickinson University.

Mr. Bhagat joined Electriq in September 2022 as Chief Marketing Officer and brings 25 years of experience leading marketing teams in the energy and telecommunications industries. As CMO, Mr. Pravin is focused on developing and executing strategic plans to maximize revenue growth through Electriq’s solar plus battery residential programs. Prior to joining Electriq, from June 2017 to September 2022, Mr. Bhagat was the Director of Marketing at Itron where he led the consumer marketing division responsible for deploying customer acquisition programs on behalf of electric utilities. Mr. Bhagat joined Itron following through its acquisition of Comverge, where he had been Vice President of Marketing since February 2005. Under Mr. Bhagat’s stewardship, the Itron and Comverge program marketing teams received industry recognition for successfully enrolling 2.3 million customers in energy efficiency and demand response programs. Prior to joining Comverge, Mr. Bhagat worked at AT&T with roles in marketing, strategy and product management.

Mr. Bhagat received a Master of Business from Lehigh University.

Mr. Anatra joined Electriq Power in October 2022 as Chief Commercial Officer and has over 20 years of experience in the energy industry, primarily focused on clean, distributed energy programs. As CCO and a key member of the Executive team, he will be leading and scaling the business development organization nationally, focused on revenue growth that is aligned with business strategy and market opportunities. Prior to joining Electriq, from May 2015 to October 2022, Mr. Anatra worked at Generac Grid Services where he led the Market Development team responsible for Generac’s participation in wholesale energy markets. Mr. Anatra joined Generac via its acquisition of Enbala Power Networks, where he was part of the leadership team focused on supporting sales of Virtual Power Plant & distributed energy resources management systems (DERMS”) software to electric utilities. Prior to Enbala, Mr. Anatra worked for a number of companies in the energy industry including Comverge (later acquired by Itron), where he held several roles of increasing responsibility, including the management of utility demand response programs representing over 500 MW of electric capacity.

Mr. Anatra attended the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University.

Mr. Evans joined Electriq Power in September 2022 as Chief Services Officer with 25 years of experience in delivering operational projects. As CSO, Mr. Evans will be leading Electriq’s growing national residential installation and services organization. Prior to joining Electriq, from September 2013 to September 2022, Mr. Evans was the Senior Vice President Eastern Region at Willdan Energy Solutions, a national engineering company providing energy consulting to municipalities, utilities and large commercial customers. Under Mr. Evans’ leadership, Willdan grew to one of the largest engineering firms in the New York/New Jersey area, performing microgrid studies and utility programs. Prior to Willdan, from August 2004 to August 2013, Mr. Evans started the installation and services division for residential customer programs for Comverge, including grid operations, and was a Transition Executive with AT&T Solutions, running large-scale global network implementation projects.

Mr. Evans received a Bachelor of Arts in History and Philosophy from Boston College and a Master of Business Administration from Rutgers Business School.