Chief Business Officer
Claire McConnell is the Chief Business Officer at Proterra. She leads all commercial endeavors at Proterra, from business development to customer success to our aftermarket and service organization. Claire joined Proterra in 2017 to help build the Proterra Powered business, developing OEM partnerships to utilize Proterra’s battery technology in commercial vehicles. Prior to Proterra, Claire spent 4.5 years at Tesla. She was most recently a Manager of Business Development for Tesla Energy, and before that held roles in Finance and Business Operations at Tesla. Claire began her career at McKinsey & Company, the management consulting firm. Claire holds an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a BS from Duke University.