Years of experience: 24

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Highly reliable; strong professional involvement.

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Grant's Career Path
PrincipalApr. 2025 -
Present
Neely Strategies LLCPrincipal
Richmond, Virginia, United Stateso Leading boutique strategy firm advising national clients on key strategic and management issues. o Founding member of Virginia Children’s Partnership, non-profit aiming to reform Virginia’s foster care system
Managing PartnerApr. 2022 -
Apr. 2025
S.I.R. Southeastern Institute of ResearchManaging Partner
Richmond, Virginia, United Stateso Managing Partner of 60-year-old strategy firm. o National clients include major corporations, universities and HBCUs, state/local governments, not-for-profits.
Chief Communications OfficerOct. 2019 -
Jan. 2022
Commonwealth of VirginiaChief Communications Officer
Richmond, Virginia Area• Role: Cabinet-level officer responsible for developing and executing strategic communications for Governor of 12th-largest state (with 8.5 million people, 120,000 state employees, $140 billion budget) • Achievement: Executed most dramatic reputational turnaround in modern American political history: ‘From Pariah to Powerhouse: Ralph Northam’s Unlikely Rebirth in Virginia’ [NYT], ‘How Ralph ...