Background
Grant is a member of the Wiradjuri tribe of Indigenous Australians from the south-west inland region of New South Wales. He is the son of Stan Grant, a Wiradjuri elder.
Grant was married to Karla Grant with whom he had three children. A well publicised marriage break-up in 2000, prior to the Sydney Olympic Games, resulted from his starting a relationship with fellow TV personality Tracey Holmes.
Career
He began his career with Macquarie Radio Network. Stan Grant is a correspondent for CNN International. Based in Beijing, he is responsible for the global news network’s coverage of China.
Grant was based in The United Arab Emirates and hosted the weekly news program ‘Prism’ from Abu Dhabi. He reported from Pakistan in the aftermath of the 2005 earthquake. He also covered the war in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) crisis, and reported from Sri Lanka on the damage caused by the devastating 2004 Tsunami.
In 2008, Grant joined the World Bank as Senior Communications Officer.