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Rachel Payne

Rachel Payne

Board of Directors at EarthGrid PBC.

Director
Updated Nov 9, 2026·Latest SEC filing Aug 10, 2026·Suggest an edit

About Rachel Payne

Rachel Payne is a board of directors at EarthGrid PBC.

Experience

This experience comes from Rachel Payne's profile and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Rachel Payne in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

EarthGrid PBC Current
Director Board Of Directors
2022 – Present · Richmond, CA
EarthGrid develops plasma-powered excavation machines for utilities and infrastructure developers.
X, The Moonshot Factory Current
Managing Director
2022 – Present
Loyola Marymount University, College of Business Administration
Faculty Advisory Board, Sustainability and Innovation
2020 – 2026
EarthStudios
Sustainability Advisor, Board of Directors
2021 – 2023
Elevation Ventures
Venture Partner
2022
Dashboard.earth
Director Board Of Directors
2018 – 2022
FEM Holdings
Chair, Founder
2012 – 2022
Evrnu®, SPC
Investor
2021
Nike
Entrepreneur
2019 – 2020
University of California, Berkeley
Lecturer, "Emerging Technologies and Social Impact"
2019
Nielsen
Advisor
2018 – 2019
U.S. House of Representatives
Candidate for U.S. Congress
2017 – 2018
Prizma.ai
CEO
2015 – 2018
The Walt Disney Company
Entrepreneur Alum - Disney Accelerator
2015
Google
Principal, Global Strategic Alliances
2005 – 2012
inDplay
Board Director, President, Co-Founder
2004 – 2007
Hotwire, an Expedia Company
Senior Manager, Head of Retention
2000 – 2002
eBay
Sr. Marketing Manager, Product Management
1999 – 2000

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people Rachel Payne works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.

EarthGrid PBC · Form D, Aug 10, 2026
DR
David Rees
Director
Troy Helming
Troy Helming
Founder & CEO, director
Alysia Helming
Alysia Helming
Board of Advisors

Sources

  1. SECEarthGrid PBC Form D, filed Aug 10, 2026