Rachel Lupo
Vice President – Southern California Commercial Operations
As Vice President Commercial Operations for Southern California, Rachel Lupo works with the Quanta West and Quanta Services senior leadership teams, Operating Companies, and local leadership to lead the area’s operational strategy, provide customer engagement, improve business performance, ensure sustainable business practices, and identify and optimize strategic growth opportunities.
Rachel brings more than 16 years of senior leadership experience within the electric utility and private industry spanning areas including emergency planning/response, distribution operations, customer programs, distributed energy resources, and wildfire mitigation. With an emphasis on cross-functional team leadership, Rachel has a proven record of developing and implementing company-wide strategic initiatives requiring collaboration with other utilities, contractors, regulators, and local and state legislators.
Prior to joining Quanta West, Rachel worked for Southern California Edison (SCE). In her most recent role, she developed and led the distribution wildfire mitigation program team which was responsible for the execution of capital projects from initiation to closure, including oversight of an annual budget of $1 billion.
After her tenure at SCE, Rachel joined a private energy services firm as Director of Utility Accounts. In this role, she was responsible for new business generation, RFP oversight, contract initiation, rate negotiation, and customer service for clients nationwide.
Throughout her career, Rachel has actively participated as a committee member in industry associations including Edison Electric Institute and Western Energy Institute. Rachel earned a BA in Criminal Justice from Sonoma State University and an MA in Organizational Leadership & Strategic Communication from Gonzaga University.