Britta Gross leads the Electric Power Research Institute’s (EPRI) transportation
program and is responsible for defining the market strategies needed to accelerate
the electrification of the transportation system, with an urgent focus on identifying
the critical gaps that need to be addressed to achieve 2030 climate-aligned goals.
Britta was formerly the Director of Advanced Vehicle Commercialization at
General Motors, responsible for the energy and infrastructure strategies required
to enable the commercialization of battery and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles.
Britta is also currently the President of the Orlando Utilities Commission,
Orlando’s electric and water utility.

She has an Electrical Engineering degree from LSU and studied language arts at the
University of Wurzburg in Germany. She has held numerous board seats, including
the Alliance for Transportation Electrification, NACFE, MobilityData, Plug in
America, the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA), Rhombus, and
served as a Governor appointee on both the Massachusetts and Maryland EV
Commissions.