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Grant Allen is a Vice President with Core Capital after joining the firm in 2007 with nearly six years of strategy consulting and telecommunications industry experience. Most recently, Grant was at Liberty Associated Partners, where he worked with the CEO of Jingle Networks’ 1-800-FREE-411, and Microsoft Corporation, where he was a Product Manager in the Mobile & Embedded Devices division and developed competitive strategy for the Windows Mobile smartphone operating system.
Previously, Grant was a consultant at Dean & Company, where he focused on transitioning telecom infrastructure providers to new growth sectors such as mobile media and location-based services, as well as cost reduction strategy for wireline carriers. He began his career working with a number of young companies, including Bates White, an economics consulting firm; Nextera Interactive, a Internet incubator and IT consulting firm; and A-k Presence, a web design and IT services firm he co-founded. He is a frequent speaker on wireless and new media industry topics and is actively involved with a number of non-profit organizations including Washington, DC-based FareShare and the Ocular Melanoma Foundation, which he also founded.
Grant received his B.S.E. in Civil Engineering cum laude from Duke University and an M.B.A. with an individualized major in Private Equity and Venture Capital from The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania. There, he was a Citi Foundation Leadership Fellow, an Executive Director of the Wharton Graduate Association, and sat on the board of the Wharton Alumni Association.
Board Involvement:Grant represents Core on the Boards of Directors of buySAFE, LimeLife, and Mobo Systems.