Former Associate Administrator for Mission Support and Component Acquisition Executive (CAE) and was responsible for Agency-wide integrated support operations consisting of: Procurement, Information Technology, Human Capital, Financial Management, Real Property and Facility Management, Asset Management, Privacy, and Security. He served briefly  FEMA’s Acting Deputy Administrator during one of the Agency’s most historic hurricane seasons.  Prior to becoming the Associate Administrator for Mission Support, Mr. Grant served as the FEMA Chief Procurement Officer. He led an organization of over 200 personnel dedicated to multi-billion dollar procurement initiatives in support of both steady-state and disaster activities and operations for FEMA. Prior to his appointment as the FEMA Chief Procurement Officer, Mr. Grant served as Chief, Agency-Wide Shared Services (AWSS) for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). He is now a partner at Potomac Ridge Consulting.