Speaker

Grant, a leader and statesman in the angel investing world, including having Chaired the prestigious TCA Venture Group (Tech Coast Angels), has a stake in 118 startups. He serves as a formal advisor or board member of many of those, often as Chairman. He is Managing Partner of Hangar 75 Ventures, a venture factory based in Irvine, California and London UK. Alongside SoCal startups, Grant also does real estate development and infrastructure projects in Eastern Europe, and clean-tech, fin-tech, and ed-tech globally. This includes multiple technology training initiatives in the Balkans and MENA region, and active participation in investment groups like Keiretsu SEE and Entrelliance. Albania plays a special role in his international involvement, where he has done charitable and business work since 1991, and now serves as President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Albania. He returned to US in 2010 after studies at Wharton/UPenn followed by 19 years living in Europe – After a decade in the US, he now spends two-thirds of his time away from California, traveling often from his base in Albania to develop opportunities in the Balkans and Middle East. He also has an MA in Intercultural Studies at Fuller. Grant is regularly on the OC50 list of top influencers in Orange County, CA.