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Electrifying the Fleet: Scaling EV Innovation in Public Sectors

About the speaker:

As the Head of Business Development at UP.FIT (a division of Unplugged Performance), Daniel King leads global sales, go-to-market strategies, and product roadmap development for specialized electric vehicle upfitting and mobile drone dock deployment. His current focus is pioneering fleet electrification for law enforcement and government sectors, where he successfully directs the design and launch of cutting-edge vehicles like the Tesla Cybertruck and Model Y for police patrol vehicle fleets.

Prior to joining UP.FIT, he spent nearly a decade at Tesla, where his roles spanned from North American Sales and Delivery Operations to launching localized EV charging infrastructure initiatives. Beyond his corporate background, he has a foundation in science and advanced technology, culminating in a role as a postdoctoral research affiliate at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) developing semiconductor materials for deep space probes, before moving on to Tesla in 2014.

A True "Triple Bruin" A passionate member of the UCLA alumni circle, his roots on campus run deep. Before his corporate career, he spent several years serving as a member of the Yell Crew and a Student Ambassador for the UCLA Alumni Association, frequently addressing crowds at the Rose Bowl and Pauley Pavilion. He holds three degrees from the university:

MBA, UCLA Anderson School of Management (2018)

Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry, UCLA (2014)

B.S. with a Double Major in Biochemistry and Marine Biology, UCLA (2004)