Giselle Cheung joins Breakthrough Energy’s Innovator Fellows program from PowerNap Energy in Emeryville, California. She serves as CEO, overseeing key business development, legal, HR, finance, and operations functions. In this role, she works to accelerate the electrification of our grid and transportation, eliminating key barriers to widespread adoption of EVs and energy storage systems, like the high cost of lithium-ion batteries.

PowerNaP’s novel phosphorus-based anode unlocks high energy density from abundant sodium-ion batteries, enabling parity with lithium-ion at half the cost.

Giselle got her start in equity research at Morgan Stanley and has a decade of experience in sales, marketing, and business development across deeptech companies, including Planet Labs’ expansion across Asia and Australia. Prior to co-founding PowerNaP, she also worked as a creative producer at Kyra Sedgwick’s Big Swing Productions.

A lucky resident of California, Giselle enjoys cycling, hiking, and backpacking across its natural wonders, and can also be found baking (mostly cakes) on many a birthday. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Harvard College.