Michael Gran

Michael is currently Executive Director of Marvol Development (Pty) Ltd located in Stellenbosch where he focuses on property development. Michael graduated in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, and Management from Rensselaer. Through 2020, he was intensely focused on his work as a financial analyst and equities portfolio manager in New York, London, and Paris. Michael has also held leadership roles to manage the transition of financial businesses to the latest technological innovations, first to networking, then the internet and E-commerce, and more recently to the development of large-scale information systems and Artificial Intelligence. Michael has further experience as a co-founder and director of international companies in the financial field, and currently as a financial advisor/consultant to technology-focused start-ups. Michael and his family have been nurturing their small collection of modern art since the late 90s, which in recent years is focused on works by living artists in South Africa.