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

Getting married : )

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