Grant Goodrich

Grant Goodrich is the Executive Director of the Great Lakes Energy Institute at Case Western Reserve University, where he works to grow the energy-related research efforts of the University. Previously, Grant led efforts to attract and grow businesses in Greater Cleveland while serving as the interim CEO of Team NEO, Northeast Ohio’s regional business attraction entity and JobsOhio affiliate. Earlier, he managed the international research projects of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. Grant is a decorated veteran of the U.S Marine Corps, having served for fourteen years as an infantry officer and Foreign Affairs specialist. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and of U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College. He received his MPA degree in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs in New York. Grant and his family reside in the Ohio City neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio.

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