Michael Mantell founded the Resources Legacy Fund to help design and administer land, water, and ocean resource conservation and climate change initiatives for philanthropists. He also funded the affiliated Fund for a Better Future to work on lobbying and political campaigns and created the independent Resources Law Group. MIchael currently serves as a Senior Advisor to the Resources Legacy Fund. He previously served as Undersecretary for Resources for the State of California, General Counsel for the World Wildlife Fund, and a Deputy City Attorney for Los Angeles. Michael currently serves a chair of the Governing Council of The Wilderness Society and sits on the boards of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Parks California.