With more than 20 years of consulting experience, Mr. Grady has advised clients in developing and implementing plans that include funding equity and adequacy, fiscal transparency, governance, and financial sustainability. He has served clients in financial advisory and in interim management roles where he led strategy implementation efforts.  

Mr. Grady’s primary areas of concentration are developing, implementing and leading strategic financial and operational planning efforts, operational audits, organizational redesign plans, and budgeting and education finance. He partners with clients to implement solutions that enhance economic impact, increase equity, and improve student outcomes. 

Mr. Grady’s notable education engagement experience includes working with the Independent School District for a top five major metropolitan city, the School Board of a 15,000+ student district, and a state’s Department of Education. He led teams that assessed budget deficits and developed plans to address them and optimized organizational structures and processes within departments and functions. Mr. Grady has also served as an interim manager in procurement and operations and shaped and implemented transformational strategies and plans centered on outcomes for students.  

Under Mr. Grady’s leadership at the Independent School District, the team overhauled the budget process for the $2 billion general fund, established systems and processes for the spending of $1.2 billion federal ESSER funds, and designed models that the District could use to address projected future deficits to assess the financial sustainability of programs and departments.  

Mr. Grady earned a bachelor’s degree in accountancy from the University of Illinois. He is a Certified Public Accountant in Illinois. Mr. Grady is a United States Navy veteran.