Dr David Grant is Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University, a position he has held since 2001. He has a PhD in Engineering Science from the University of Durham and has spent much of his career in engineering and senior management roles in industry, including Technical Director of Dowty Group plc and Technical Director of GEC plc. Dr Grant has been a Council Member and Vice President of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. In 1997 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and was also made a CBE for his contribution to the UK's Foresight Programme. He is currently Vice-President of the Royal Academy of Engineering.