Michael Manson

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Motor Excellence

A graduate of Stanford and Harvard Business School, Michael co-founded several companies including PETsMART and Motor Excellence LLC - a new electric motor group. He serves as the Managing Member of Brookstone Ventures, a diversified land development and angel investment firm and acts as an affiliate and advisor to several venture capital and startup organizations. Michael worked for Allied Signal as a corporate troubleshooter. He received the US. Presidential Award for Excellence in Environmental Design, served on the Phoenix and Flagstaff Mayor’s Advisory Council, is an active leader of the Arizona Boy Scouts of America, where he received his Eagle Scout and Golden Eagle awards, and enjoys serving in his church. Despite these accomplishments, Michael considers one of his greatest achievements is surviving and recovering from a 17 year battle with HHV-6 and EBV related CFS.