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Michael Benezra

Managing Partner & Founder at Erez Capital

Boston, Massachusetts

Education

Work Experience

  • Managing Partner and Founder

    2022

    Michael Benezra, as the Founder and Managing Partner of Erez Capital, he sets the overall direction and identifies key sectors for investment, focusing on AI applications in medtech, proptech, and fintech. He leads the evaluation, due diligence, and selection of portfolio companies, negotiating investment terms to ensure favorable outcomes.

2023

  • Board Member - Consumer Advisory Board

    2023

  • Venture Partner

    2022

2020 - 2022

  • Co-Founder and Executive Director

    2020 - 2022

  • Director of Economic Affairs and Innovation

    2016 - 2020

  • Policy Director

    2013 - 2017

2012 - 2013

  • Harvard Law School Research Director

    2012 - 2013

  • White House Fellow: U.S. Department of Commerce

    2010 - 2011

    Working to coordinate the legislative outreach response during the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Macondo, and prepare draft legislation to amend the Clean Water Act - expanding NOAA and EPA jurisdiction over drilling and oversight of drilling activities in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Additional work took place with the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) within the Office of the President of the United States. Activities were focused on the civilian applications and investments in GPS and NPT systems across multiple agencies within the federal government.

  • Office of the Governor: Senior Policy Fellow

    2009 - 2010

  • Legislative Aide, Subcommittee on Defense Appropriations

    2009 - 2009