Michael S. K. Grant
Michael Grant | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Businessperson and IT professional |
| Employer(s) | Commodore, Gateway, Harvey Nash, Heinz, ICL, Lotus, Prime Computer, Redifon, Wang |
| Known for | Master of WCIT President of the BCS |
| Awards | Honorary doctorate at Solent University (2019) |
| Website | Michael S. K. Grant on Twitter |
Michael S. K. Grant FBCS is a British businessperson[1] and IT professional who has been Master of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists and President of the BCS.[2]
Michael Grant is the son of an RAF corporal.[3] He attended The King's School, a cathedral school in Rochester, where he became head boy. His first job was directly from school at Heinz. He later worked for Redifon in the area of flight simulation.[4]
Michael Grant has worked at director and vice-president level for a number of IT companies such as Commodore, Gateway, ICL, Lotus, Prime Computer, Wang, etc.[5] He was Clerk of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists from 2004 to 2010[6] and subsequently Master during 2012–13. Later for the year 2019–20, he was President of the BCS.[7][8]
Grant holds an honorary degree as a Doctor of Technology for his work in the industry[9] from Solent University, awarded in 2019.[10][11] He is also an ceremonial pikeman for the Lord Mayor of London.[12] He is an Associate Director of Harvey Nash.[1][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Michael Grant FBCS". Bloomberg. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Meet the New BCS President: Michael Grant FBCS". ITNOW. 61 (1): 4–5. Spring 2019. doi:10.1093/itnow/bwz001.
- ^ "Talking Tuesdays: Michael Grant – My Career". YouTube. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Michael Grant, Harvey Nash advisor and Associate Director, appointed BCS President". Harvey Nash. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "BCS Strategy with Michael Grant, BCS President – Community Team". BCS. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Lake, Howard (2 February 2005). "New Clerk of The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists". UK Fundraising. UK.
- ^ "Meet the new BCS president: Michael Grant FBCS". BCS. 13 March 2019.
- ^ "New President takes over at BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT". WiredGov. UK. 14 March 2019.
- ^ Rogers, Charley (18 July 2019). "Solent University honours president of BCS". Education Technology. UK. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Renowned IT and computing professional, Michael S K Grant FBCS, has been awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Technology by Solent University". UK: Solent University. 8 July 2019.
- ^ "BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, welcomes the conferring of an honorary doctorate on its President". WiredGov. UK. 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Webinar: Anecdotes, lessons learned and the rocky thrill of a colourful career". BCS. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Michael S. K. Grant on Twitter
- "Michael Grant, BCS Immediate Past President 2019-20". YouTube. BCS Member Groups. 22 May 2020.
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