Our Team
Local Development
Vanessa Gerber
Senior Associate, Transportation Electrification
Vanessa works closely with the COO and CEO on executing the Strategic Plan and operationalizing prioritized initiatives. She also supports the Power Resources team in procurement planning and compliance, while ensuring that operations for the growing team run smoothly. Prior to joining Ava, Vanessa worked in the building decarbonization space through her role running marketing and business development at CleanFund, a nationwide Commercial PACE financing provider. She holds a B.S. in Conservation & Resource Studies from the University of California at Berkeley and an M.Sc. in Environmental Change & Management from the University of Oxford.