Jonathan Colbert

Jonathan Colbert is an executive with a passion for leveraging technology to build powerful relationships between people and brands. He is currently the Vice President of Marketing at Voltera, a turnkey charging infrastructure provider focused on electric vehicle fleets. 

Previously he spent time at Rivian as the Director of the Waypoints Network. While in this role, Jonathan was responsible for the go-to-market strategy and planned deployment of over 10,000 charging stations supporting key initiatives like the Transamerica Trail Drive with MotorTrend and in places like Yosemite National Park..

Prior to Rivian, Jonathan was a founding member of the Mercedes-Benz USA CASE (Connected, Autonomous, Shared + Services, Electric) Team as the Charging and Infrastructure Lead for North America. He led the ramp-up of charging infrastructure at Mercedes-Benz dealerships and Daimler facilities, along with customer-focused charging mobility services and home installation services.

Before pivoting to business development, Jonathan managed national marketing campaigns for Mercedes-Benz volume vehicles, smart cars, and E-mobility. Prior to Mercedes-Benz USA, Jonathan was a Director of Marketing at Techtronic Industries, N.A. where he drove all integrated brand marketing efforts for RIDGID® Power Tools, HART™ Hand Tools, and Arctic Cove™. 

Among various childhood moves, Jonathan claims Florida as home—where he attended both high school in Pensacola and college at Florida State University. He also earned an MBA with a specialization in the Management of Technology at Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business. Jonathan currently lives in Florida with his wife, daughter, son, and boxer dog; he is curious by nature and driven to explore. He enjoys exercising, cooking, trying new cuisine, scuba diving and occasionally all of these things in one vacation.