Michael Granoff

Michael Granoff has been Head of Oil Independence Policies for
Better Place since its 2007 founding. In that capacity Mr. Granoff
helps stakeholders of all types to calibrate policies consistent with
the Better Place approach to ending the corrosive effect of oil
dependence on economy, environment and security. Stakeholders Mr.
Granoff works with include governments on every level, industry and
current and future Better Place partners.

Mr. Granoff is founder of Maniv Energy Capital, a New York-based
investment group which became the first investor in Better Place. Maniv
Energy has several other interests in the alternative energy and clean
technology space, and was instrumental in the founding of Israel
Cleantech Ventures, the first venture fund in Israel with an exclusive
focus on the cleantech space.

In 2004, Mr. Granoff became a founding board member of Securing
America’s Future Energy, a Washington, DC-based group which works with
corporate and retired military leaders to advocate for policies which
contribute to the energy security of the United States.

Previous to Maniv Energy, Mr. Granoff was founder of Maniv
Bioventures, a $20 million fund which invested in 10 early-stage life
science companies. Politically active for two decades, Mr. Granoff
served in two presidential campaigns and several political
organizations, and has served on the boards of a half-dozen non-profit
institutions. Mr. Granoff holds a BA from Tufts University, an MBA from
Kellogg School of Management and a JD from Northwestern School of Law.
He is an avid marathon runner, and together with his wife has four
young children.