Michael S. K. Grant

Michael S. K. Grant FBCS is a British businesperson[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]