Michael Grandon

Welcome ! As an entrepreneur and business executive I am Chairman of a publicly-held Internet global media asset management and venture capital firm known as Media Globo [ www.mediaglobo.com ], and come out of the Silicon Valley, CA since the early days of the web, Internet and network services industry. Professionally, I have a rather diverse background as an entrepreneur, start-up company founder, small and medium size business executive, public company CEO, management consultant, marketing executive, business development officer, venture capitalist, financier, corporate strategist, retailer, hospital administrator, and city manager.

My academic background is a Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Masters of Public Administration (MPA), Health Services Administration, from the University of Missouri [www.umsystem.edu], Presidential and Key Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Pepperdine University [ www.pepperdine.edu ], doctoral candidate studies to the dissertation stage for a Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) degree at the University of Southern California [ www.usc.edu ]; and am presently finalizing successful completion of a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) online at our Walden University [www.waldenu.edu], a member of the Laureate International Universities Network [ www.laureate.net ]. I have previously taught in the graduate management and business schools at Golden Gate University in San Francisco, CA [www.ggu.edu] and National University of San Diego, CA [www.nu.edu], and most recently taught Entrepreneurship, Investment Strategies, and International Business and Emerging Markets online in the MBA and Master of Science Management Programmes for The University of Liverpool [ www.liv.ac.uk] .

On the personal front, I have one beautiful daughter who lives in Northern California and I look forward to one day having more children. When not on the Internet, writing or reading, I am actively involved in sporting activities, from biking and tennis, to skiing, boating, scuba diving, flying and riding motorcycles.

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