Michele Grant

At Cognizant, a global professional services firm, I serve as Executive Global Director and Value Realization Office Lead. I bring 20+ years of enterprise transformation experience and 10+ years of M&A integration experience. On a $30B media merger, I designed an operating model that delivered $40M+ in annual run-rate savings. My background also includes post-acquisition integration for a streaming service%27s European expansion following a $39B media acquisition, and a private equity-backed consumer goods merger with a $250M+ synergy target. I currently lead value realization for a $1.6B+ managed services engagement at a Fortune 500 financial technology company, overseeing 3,500 transitioning resources.

As a board member or advisor, I focus on ensuring companies realize expected value from acquisitions and establish effective governance to achieve it. I am a current NACD member and have completed the NACD Director Professionalism course. My expertise supports private equity-backed portfolio companies and growth-stage private companies pursuing acquisitions or enterprise transformation.