Grant McClure
Partner
Background
Grant McClure is a Partner at Brightleaf Holdings where he leads new investments and operational initiatives.
In this capacity, he has also served as a senior operational leader at Optical Training Institute, a leading eye care education and training company owned by Brightleaf Holdings.
Before founding Brightleaf Holdings, Grant was an investor and operator at private equity fund in Dallas. He earned a BA in Political Science from Emory University where he served with Emory EMS and as a White House intern.
Grant lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Grace, and their dog, Winston.
Favorite Activity
Long dinners with family & friends
Favorite Team
FDR and Churchill — a team that showed vision and resilience can overcome great challenges
Proudest Moment
Becoming a father
Important Lesson
People are capable of more than they can imagine
Influential Quote
"Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." – Warren Buffett