#57 – Danielle Harris | Elemental Excelerator – Inspiring Action to Fight Climate Change

Danielle Harris is Managing Director of Engagement & Innovation at Elemental Excelerator. Key topics in this conversation include: How Danielle is helping to inspire action in the push for social justice and climate action goals Why we should be optimistic, despite all of the climate challenges we’re facing Proactively identifying and overcoming the common challenges that founders face Common misconceptions regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion Elemental Excelator’s 5-Year Strategy Links: Show notes: http://brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/danielleharris Danielle’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/innovation_dj Danielle’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/djlanharris/ Elemental Excelarator’s website: https://elementalexcelerator.com/ Elemental Excelerator’s 5-Year Strategy: https://elementalexcelerator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Elemental-5Y-Strategy-Scaling-Climate-x-Social-Equity-Solutions.pdf Danielle’s Bio: A passionate advocate for environmental and racial justice, Danielle oversees Elemental’s “Inspire Action” pillar of its 5-Year Strategy, committed to invigorating the hearts and minds of the many to reach our social justice and climate action goals. Previously, Danielle led Elemental’s mobility strategy and portfolio as Director of Mobility Innovation, working directly with Elemental’s mobility portfolio companies, partners and cities to catalyze collaboration within the transportation industry. As a thought leader in new mobility, Danielle provides a systems approach to help both startups and companies strategize and thrive within the ever-evolving transportation revolution. She sees mobility as a vital tool to resolve the challenges of today and unlock the potential of tomorrow. At Elemental, Danielle has worked with notable water companies such as Xos Trucks, ChargerHelp!, Ampaire, Scoot, Proterra. Prior to Elemental Excelerator: Danielle was the Innovation Strategist for San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s (SFMTA) Office of Innovation. She integrated her background in land use and transportation planning to create dynamic teams with both city departments and tech companies. Danielle used the city’s physical and companies’ digital infrastructure to implement pilots that focus on the user experience. By designing for hearts and minds, these pilots successfully improved roadway safety, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and addressed environmental inequities. After nine years with the City and County of San Francisco, she came to Elemental Excelerator to harness the power of tech to solve the big problems of climate change and environmental injustice. A proud Bay Area Native and Oakland resident, Danielle’s approach is rooted in genuine curiosity, collaboration, and compassion. She is committed to bringing different voices to the table to build unconventional teams that together develop innovative and holistic solutions centered around people. Future of Mobility: The Future of Mobility podcast is focused on the development and implementation of safe, sustainable, and equitable mobility solutions, with a spotlight on the people and technology advancing these fields. linkedin.com/in/brandonbartneck/ brandonbartneck.com/futureofmobility/