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.