Carl Grant III, CEO of Connexa Partners
Carl Grant III is a pioneer in professional services business development with over twenty-five years of market-facing experience, which includes an elite AM Law 50 firm and a Big Four accounting firm. In these roles, Carl was considered a trusted advisor to CEOs and a super connector who would make high-impact introductions to investors, partners, customers, and key hires.
As global head of business development for Cooley LLP, he led a team for 20 years that contributed significantly to a $1.7B increase in annual revenue. As the first business development hire at PricewaterhouseCoopers, he was responsible for a total market share increase of 33 percent in two years in his market. He led the Capital Attraction Program for the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority where he doubled the number of venture funds in that market in two years.
Carl is a founding board member of the Austin Venture Association and Chairman of the Board of Cationic Mineral Formulations, Inc. He is an Army veteran who achieved the rank of Major as an Airborne Infantry officer. Carl is a best-selling author who served on the management teams of two venture capital backed companies. He has an MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and studied Private Equity and Venture Capital at the Harvard Business School.
Carl is the married father of five adult children and is a private pilot.
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