Grant lives in Lisbon and is passionate about leadership and people development which he pursues through Executive and Leadership coaching. He is a tutor on the Oxford University Said Business School Economics of Mutuality program which helps leaders put purpose into practice. Prior to this he was part of the process of growing SABMiller from its South African roots into a global business, more recently he was part of the Asahi European operations looking after Germany, Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

A native of South Africa, Grant has lived and worked in a number of geographies including Hong Kong, India, Mozambique and Zambia. In these geographies he has been exposed to business and social issues and was actively engaged in trying to solve social issues through business opportunities, such as the commercialisation of Cassava in Northern Mozambique, water harvesting in Rajasthan, supplier development in Africa and more recently, circular packaging in central Europe.