The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) today announced the election of Jo Taylor of Foxconn/Belkin International and Raja Venkatachalam of GRL Platform Solutions to its Board of Directors, adding extensive expertise in intellectual property, technology standards, business operations, certification and global commercialization to WPC’s leadership. Fady Mishriki of Apple, Inc. and Tony Francesca of nok9 have also been re-elected as WPC Board Chair and Vice Chair, respectively. Additionally, Michael Wang of NuVolta Technologies, Kyungwoo Lee of Samsung Electronics, and Xun (Ken) Liu of ConvenientPower were re-elected to the Board. Biographies of the two new members can be found below.

“Jo and Raja bring complementary expertise that will be extremely valuable as WPC continues to expand the reach and capabilities of wireless power,” said Fady Mishriki, WPC’s Board Chair. “Jo’s extensive experience in intellectual property, licensing and standards-based technologies, combined with Raja’s deep background in product development, testing, certification and commercialization, will strengthen the Board as we develop the next generation of wireless power standards.”

Jo Taylor

As Chief Legal Officer of Belkin, Jo leads the company’s global legal function, working closely with engineering, product, marketing and sales teams. She has supported wireless charging projects since the launch of Belkin’s first Qi Certified charger in 2016, giving her firsthand experience with the technology’s evolution and widespread consumer adoption.

Taylor brings extensive expertise in intellectual property, licensing, governance and standards-based technologies. Her experience spans standards including USB-C, Bluetooth, Matter and HEVC, as well as the legal and commercial issues involved in bringing standards-based products from specification through development and into the hands of consumers.

Raja Venkatachalam

As Chief Product Officer of GRL Platform Solutions, Raja leads product strategy, investments, operations, and P&L performance across wired and wireless technologies. He played a key role in transforming GRL Platform Solutions into a global product organization and has been a driving force behind its test-platform development supporting major technology standards.

His experience spans Qi, USB Power Delivery, Thread, DisplayPort and HDMI. GRL’s test solutions are approved by more than a dozen standards organizations and trusted by leading companies across the smartphone, charging, display, AI infrastructure, IoT, and automotive industries. His experience across engineering, validation, certification and commercialization brings a broad operational perspective to the WPC Board.

WPC would like to thank outgoing board members, Yongcheol Park of BH EVS and Lauri Söderbacka of Huawei Technologies, for their service and contributions over the past two years.

About the Wireless Power Consortium

The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) is the global standards organization for wireless power applications, representing over 330 member companies. Since its founding in 2008, the WPC has developed standards designed to make wireless power convenient, safe, efficient and interoperable. WPC’s Qi standard is the global standard for wireless charging of mobile and handheld electronic devices, with its latest version, Qi2, delivering faster, more efficient and more reliable charging experiences. WPC is also expanding wireless power into new applications through Ki, its standard for cordless kitchen appliances.

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