CEO Spotlight

This year’s CEO Spotlight Digital Dialogue on October 19 will feature Zoox CEO and former Intel SVP and Chief Strategy Officer Aicha Evans! Join us as Aicha discusses her role at Zoox, the ride-hailing industry, autonomous EVs, Zoox’s focus on safety and much more. Both Aicha and Zoox sit at the center of equity and innovation, charging toward an #ElectricForAll future, and you don’t want to miss this in-depth discussion. 

Speaker

Aicha Evans

Chief Executive Officer

Zoox

Aicha Evans joined Zoox as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in February 2019. Prior to Zoox, Evans served as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Intel Corporation, driving the company’s transformation from a PC-centric to a data-centric company. Previously, she ran the company’s wireless efforts and oversaw a global team of 7,000 engineers. Evans is a member of the Supervisory Board of SAP and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from The George Washington University.

Moderator

Josh Boone

Executive Director

Veloz

Josh Boone is the founding executive director of Veloz.  Josh has worked in the zero-emissions vehicle field for more than 10 years, bringing the public and private sectors together to advance awareness, understanding and consideration for electric cars.  He creatively brings his policy and technical background to grow engagement across a variety of networks to passionately implement Veloz’s Electric For All mission.

Previously, Josh was the deputy executive director of the California Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative upon which Veloz was founded.  He led all Veloz development efforts to foster the initial concept, including directing work efforts to give the organization a name, brand, visual identity, philosophy and workplan while also spearheading board development.

Josh holds MS and BS degrees from the University of California, Davis, and has authored several scientific publications.  He and his wife have three children and drive electric.