Angela Strand | Managing Director Innovation Fund
ID Fund

Angela is a seasoned executive, advisor, board director, and serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience founding and scaling disruptive, technology-driven companies across diverse global sectors, including e-mobility, infrastructure, software, transportation, and logistics. A recognized pioneer in the commercial electric vehicle industry, she played a key role in accelerating early EV fleet adoption in North America. Angela currently serves as Chair of Gateway Fleets, a Partners Group–backed company, and previously chaired SEA Electric, a Tier 1 electric powertrain and technology supplier for OEMs, leading the company through a successful exit to a public company. Her leadership in the energy and EV infrastructure space includes board service at Nuvve, a vehicle-to-grid and grid modernization company, and co-founding In-Charge Energy. She also advised on the launch of Duke Energy’s eTransEnergy business. A named inventor on seven issued patents, Angela is the Managing Director of Strand Strategy, a boutique technology advisory firm, and serves as an independent director on several public and private company boards. She holds an MBA in Marketing and a BA in Communications from the University of Tennessee.