Megha Lakhchaura

State EV Officer
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Megha Lakhchaura was recently appointed the State EV Officer for Illinois at the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. In this role she is working with various state agencies, public entities, and the industry to develop comprehensive EV and EV charging strategy and approach for the state. Before joining the state government, she was the Head of Policy, North America at EVBox Group for four years where she worked on transportation electrification initiatives across states and at a federal level. Prior to joining EVBox, Megha was Policy Director at Sunrun Inc. and drove the market and regulatory policy in California. Megha was also with the California Public Utilities Commission for over seven years working on wholesale electricity market issues including power planning and procurement, Resource Adequacy, and Renewable Portfolio Standards. She has an MPP from the University of California Los Angeles.