Scott Griffith, Angel Investor

About Scott Griffith, Angel Investor

Scott is an experienced public company CEO, investor, founder, board chair & advisor. He is currently CEO and board member at electric truck pioneer Motiv Electric Trucks. Prior to Motiv Electric Trucks, Scott was CEO of Autonomous Vehicles and Mobility Businesses at Ford Motor Company where he led the development of Level 4 autonomous vehicles and oversaw Ford's strategic investments in mobility. Prior to Ford, Scott was an Executive in Residence at General Catalyst Partners, based in Cambridge, MA. He was an active Chairman at two growth-stage portfolio companies Envoy Global, Inc. and TrueMotion, Inc. (where he is a co-founder). Scott recently stepped down from his two Chairman roles when GC realized very successful exits from both Envoy and TrueMotion. Griffith served as Chairman and Chief Executive officer of Zipcar, Inc. from 2003-2013, solidifying the company as the world's leading car-sharing network. In 2003 Scott took the helm of a troubled, underfunded start-up and proceeded to re-position the brand, re-set the business model, and bring in a new leadership team. Scott raised several venture rounds from top-tier venture capital firms (Benchmark and Greylock) and built the company organically and through several M&A transactions in the US and Europe. Scott recruited a very strong leadership team and board of directors and took the company public in 2011. He negotiated the sale of Zipcar to Avis Budget Group in 2013.
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