Farnsworth, Elaina

Elaina Farnsworth is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of SkillFusion, a customer success software platform for electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE) O&M providers. With a passion and career-long dedication to talent and workforce development, Farnsworth is focused on growing a certified talent pool with SkillFusion to operate and maintain electric vehicle chargers and facilitate the growth of the charging network across the country. Prior to SkillFusion, Farnsworth was the CEO of The Next Education where she developed programs designed to upskill and reskill the workforce in automotive careers related to electrification, autonomy, and cybersecurity. Farnsworth was honored as one of the Top 10 Influencers for North American Automotive Suppliers in 2018 and received the prestigious Rule Breaker Award in 2017. Her contributions were recognized among the Techweek100: Top Tech Leaders in Detroit in 2025, Detroit 40 under 40.