GlobalAutoIndustry.com’s latest Audio Interview “Training and Certification of North American EV Supply Equipment and Renewable Infrastructure Talent” features Elaina Farnsworth. Ms. Farnsworth is Co-founder and CEO of U.S.-based SkillFusion, a cutting-edge customer success platform for electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) operations and maintenance (O&M) providers. With a passion and career-long dedication to talent and workforce development, Ms. Farnsworth is focused on growing a certified talent pool with SkillFusion to operate and maintain electric vehicle chargers and facilitate the growth of the charging network across the country. Prior to SkillFusion, Ms. Farnsworth was the CEO of The Next Education where she developed best-in-class certification and training programs designed to upskill and reskill the workforce in automotive careers related to electrification, autonomy, and cybersecurity.
Audio Interview Guest:
Ms. Elaina Farnsworth
Co-founder and CEO
SkillFusion
In the 15-minute Audio Interview, Ms. Farnsworth discusses these questions:
• Can you tell us a little bit about the landscape in the global market with electric vehicle supply equipment, Infrastructure.
• Can you speak to the importance of integrating, trained, and certified workers on multiple renewable energy sources?
• Can you talk to the need for developing and supporting a local workforce for renewable energy projects?
• What type of qualifications do people need in order to get trained in this field?
About Elaina Farnsworth:
Co-founder and CEO, SkillFusion
Elaina Farnsworth is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of SkillFusion, a cutting-edge customer success platform for electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE) operations and maintenance (O&M) providers. With a passion and career-long dedication to talent and workforce development and community engagement, Farnsworth is focused on growing a certified talent pool with SkillFusion to operate and maintain electric vehicle chargers and facilitate the growth of the charging network across the country.
Prior to SkillFusion, Farnsworth was the CEO of The Next Education where she developed best-in-class continuing education and certification programs designed to upskill and reskill the workforce in automotive careers related to electrification, autonomy, and cybersecurity. She has created and led credentialing and certification programs for the defense sector, federal agencies, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), and other industry-leading private entities. Additionally, as a software developer, Farnsworth has a proven track record in bringing to market resource allocation platforms capable of just-in-time dispatching of resources.
Farnsworth was appointed as the Director of Global Communications by the Board of Directors of the International Connected Vehicle Trade Association where she served for more than a decade. She was honored as one of the Top 10 Influencers for North American Automotive Suppliers in 2018, received the prestigious Rule Breaker Award in 2017, and was a keynote speaker at TEDx Oakland University in 2015. Her contributions were further recognized as she was recognized among the Techweek100: Top Tech Leaders in Detroit in 2025, Detroit 40 under 40 in 2014, and Elite 40 under 40.