Grant Neely
Managing Partner
For more than two decades, Grant Neely has shaped strategy and communications for CEOs and government leaders around the world. He brings this wealth of experience to S.I.R.’s strategic communications, research, and planning projects. Prior to joining the S.I.R. team, he served as Virginia’s Cabinet-level Chief Communications Officer, where he was responsible for developing and executing strategic communications for the Governor of the country’s 12th-largest state.
Grant has also advised Fortune 500 CEOs on business communications, community projects, and political activities shaping corporate reputation. Key corporate clients have included executives at Pfizer, Novartis, AbbVie, Dominion Energy, and others, and he previously served as Chief of Staff to the Mayor of Richmond, Virginia. Grant has published numerous guest essays, op-eds, and letters under the names of various business leaders and elected officials. He has taught strategic communications at the City University of New York and at Virginia Union University, and has won numerous awards for communications.
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My parents taught me, ‘Treat others as you wish to be treated.’ I’ve come back to their lesson over and over when working with leaders at the top of their fields — in business and government, on six continents. It means asking simple questions. Are we listening? Are we hearing? Can we make complex things clear? Are we treating people with respect? When we’re wrong, do we change? Answer Yes —and big things can happen.
When I worked for a mayor, Fodor’s wrote, ‘When you weren’t looking, the city got cool.’ The Washington Post called another client a leader ‘of lasting consequence,’ and the New York Times called him ‘the most racially progressive leader in the state’s history.’ I’m proud of that.
I like working around smart, charismatic people who take on tough challenges — then share the credit so their team shines. Let’s get to work.