Scott Griffith
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Scott Griffith is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Zipcar
, Inc. since February 2003.
Scott earned his BS in engineering from Carnegie Mellon University
in 1981 and his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 1990.
Under Scott's leadership, Zipcar
has emerged as the world's largest car sharing service. In the fall of 2007, Scott led Zipcar’s merger with Flexcar
, managing the integration of the companies' fleet, technology and membership base under the Zipcar brand and service. More recently, Scott oversaw the acquisition of London-based Streetcar, the UK’s car sharing service, in an effort to expand the benefits of car-sharing throughout the UK and globally.
For his accomplishments at Zipcar, Scott was named a Mass High Tech All-Star in 2009, selected as one of Huffington Post’s 2010 Game-changers in transportation, and dubbed Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s 2010 Social Entrepreneur CEO of the Year. In addition, BusinessWeek
named Scott one of its “Best Leaders of 2006,” and he was the recipient of Babson College
's ELiTE Award for entrepreneurship. As a leading authority on the benefits of car-sharing and transportation issues, Scott has been interviewed by many news outlets, including The Wall Street Journal
, Fortune
, Newsweek
, The New York Times
, CNN
, CNBC
, USA Today
, Associated Press
, CBS-TV, FOX-TV, ABC World News Tonight and Time
.
Prior to Zipcar
, Scott held senior level positions at The Boeing Company, Information America, an Atlanta-based provider of online public record information, and The Parthenon Group, a boutique business strategy and investment firm.
Zipcar
Zipcar is an American membership-based car sharing company providing automobile reservations to its members, billable by the hour or day. Zipcar was founded in 2000 by Cambridge, Massachusetts residents Antje Danielson and Robin Chase, and is now led by Scott Griffith, Chairman and Chief Executive...
, Inc. since February 2003.
Scott earned his BS in engineering from Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
in 1981 and his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 1990.
Under Scott's leadership, Zipcar
Zipcar
Zipcar is an American membership-based car sharing company providing automobile reservations to its members, billable by the hour or day. Zipcar was founded in 2000 by Cambridge, Massachusetts residents Antje Danielson and Robin Chase, and is now led by Scott Griffith, Chairman and Chief Executive...
has emerged as the world's largest car sharing service. In the fall of 2007, Scott led Zipcar’s merger with Flexcar
Flexcar
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, managing the integration of the companies' fleet, technology and membership base under the Zipcar brand and service. More recently, Scott oversaw the acquisition of London-based Streetcar, the UK’s car sharing service, in an effort to expand the benefits of car-sharing throughout the UK and globally.
For his accomplishments at Zipcar, Scott was named a Mass High Tech All-Star in 2009, selected as one of Huffington Post’s 2010 Game-changers in transportation, and dubbed Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s 2010 Social Entrepreneur CEO of the Year. In addition, BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek
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named Scott one of its “Best Leaders of 2006,” and he was the recipient of Babson College
Babson College
Babson College is a private business school located in Wellesley, Massachusetts near Boston.- History :Babson College was founded by Roger Babson on September 3, 1919, as the Babson Institute. It was renamed "Babson College" in 1969...
's ELiTE Award for entrepreneurship. As a leading authority on the benefits of car-sharing and transportation issues, Scott has been interviewed by many news outlets, including The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, Fortune
Fortune (magazine)
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, Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
, The New York Times
The New York Times
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, CNN
CNN
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, CNBC
CNBC
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, USA Today
USA Today
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, Associated Press
Associated Press
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, CBS-TV, FOX-TV, ABC World News Tonight and Time
Time (magazine)
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.
Prior to Zipcar
Zipcar
Zipcar is an American membership-based car sharing company providing automobile reservations to its members, billable by the hour or day. Zipcar was founded in 2000 by Cambridge, Massachusetts residents Antje Danielson and Robin Chase, and is now led by Scott Griffith, Chairman and Chief Executive...
, Scott held senior level positions at The Boeing Company, Information America, an Atlanta-based provider of online public record information, and The Parthenon Group, a boutique business strategy and investment firm.
External links
- Griffith hops in a Zipcar, not on the bandwagon
- Why Zipcar's CEO decided to add BMWs
- Griffith Says Ford Agreement a `Validation' for Zipcar(Video)
- Zipcar chairman takes unconventional road
- Ford and Zipcar court college kids with high-tech Focus
- Ford goes to college with Zipcar program
- WHAT YOU CAN LEARN FROM ZIPCAR'S MAGNETISM
- Zipcar tunes in to XM Satellite radio
- Sharing to Avoid All the Hassles
- Zipcar: So Far, Profits Are Zip