World Without Oil: Better Place Builds a Future for Electric Vehicles (Innovations Case Narrative: Better Place)

Shai Agassi is the founder and chief executive of Better Place. Agassi is a member of the Forum of Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum, where he focuses on climate change, transportation, and other key issues. He is also a member of the Copenhagen Climate Council and the advisory board of the Corporate Eco Forum. He has been recognized by Time Magazine as one of the 2009 Time 100 and as a 2008 Hero of the Environment; by Fast Company as one of the “100 Most Creative People in Business”; and by Scientific American as one of the 2009 Scientific American 10, a group of people who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to assuring that the benefits of new technologies and knowledge will accrue to humanity.