# Heather Hochrein

> Heather Hochrein is the founder and CEO of EVmatch, a peer-to-peer electric vehicle charging network she likens to Airbnb for chargers. What began as a master's thesis project at UC Santa Barbara's Bren School became a venture aimed at the least glamorous corner of the EV revolution: helping renters and apartment dwellers find a place to plug in. A self-described accidental business owner with roots in energy efficiency and workforce development, she has spent over a decade arguing that the clean energy economy only works if it is also a just and equitable one.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at EVmatch
- **Organizations:** EVmatch, Rising Sun Energy Center, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Molecular Environmental Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Master of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara (Bren School of Environmental Science & Management)
- **Known for:** Founded and scaled EVmatch, a peer-to-peer EV charging network, Won the Bren School Eco-Entrepreneurship Venture Fellowship (2016), Selected as a 2018 Echoing Green Climate Fellow

## Career timeline

- **pre-2015** — Energy and utility management experience at Pacific Gas and Electric Company
- **pre-2015** — Spent roughly five years at Rising Sun Energy Center managing utility-funded energy efficiency and workforce development programs
- **2015** — Enrolled at UC Santa Barbara's Bren School; began eco-entrepreneurship market research on EV adoption barriers
- **2016** — With co-founder Shannon Walker, won the Eco-Entrepreneurship Venture Fellowship from the Bren School to launch EVmatch
- **2017** — EVmatch peer-to-peer charging service launched (spring 2017)
- **2018** — Selected as an Echoing Green Climate Fellow
- **2022** — EVmatch raised seed funding; focus expanded to managed EV charging for multifamily and commercial properties

## Achievements

- Founded and scaled EVmatch, a peer-to-peer EV charging network
- Won the Bren School Eco-Entrepreneurship Venture Fellowship (2016)
- Selected as a 2018 Echoing Green Climate Fellow
- Featured among '101 Women of EVmatch' / women cleantech founders
- Grew EVmatch from a thesis project into a venture-backed company with managed charging for multifamily and commercial sites

## Latest updates

- **2022-09** — EVmatch raised seed funding and continued expanding managed EV charging software for multifamily and commercial properties.

## Links

- Website: https://evmatch.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-hochrein/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ev_match
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/evmatch/

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Last updated: 2026-06-24