Background
Grant, James Colin was born on January 24, 1937 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Son of Jack Danial and Isabel Grant.
Grant, James Colin was born on January 24, 1937 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Son of Jack Danial and Isabel Grant.
Doctor of Medicine, St. Francis Xavier University, 1957. Student, Dal/Technology, 1959.
Engineer Department Transport, Federal Government, 1959-1965. Manager technical support Gulf Oil Ltd., Toronto and Montreal, 1965-1969. Manager technical design Royal Bank of Canada, Montreal, 1969-1972, director operations, 1972-1975, assistant general manager systems, 1975-1979, vice president systems, 1979-1981, vice president strategic planning, retail banking, 1981-1984, senior vice president operations and systems, 1984-1987, executive vice president operations and systems, 1987-1988, executive vice president systems and technical, 1988-1992.
President C.G. James & Associates, International Advisory Services, since 1992. Member sectorial advisory group on international trade Government of Canada. Board directors Rogers, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Wirless Mobile Communications Inc., 1992—2005, ORI Inc., Electrans (United Kingdom).
Executive council information management & technical G.A.O. United States Government, 1988—2008.
Board directors Technology University Nova Scotia. Member Order Professional Engineers Ontario (chairman 94-99), Canada Information Processing Society (Outstanding Achievement in Information Processing award 1993), International Chamber of C. (Canada delegate, commission on computing, telecommunications and information policies).
Married Sonia Chicorli, July 3, 1965. 1 daughter, Allison Lee-Anne.