Grant Priester

Grant Priester is an accomplished marketing and business development professional with extensive experience in the design and urban planning sectors. Currently serving as the Director of Marketing and Business Development at Joele Frank since September 2024, Grant previously held the position of Senior Marketing Manager at KPF from July 2019 to September 2024, where also worked as a Designer and Marketing Coordinator. Prior roles include Designer and Marketing Coordinator at ROGERS PARTNERS, Designer and Marketing Coordinator at KGP design studio, and Creative Director at Agora Journal of Urban Planning and Design. Additional experiences include a Public Art Fellowship at Ann Arbor Art Center and a Brademas Fellowship at U Snap Bac, as well as internships with Greater Lansing Housing Coalition and Leap, Inc. Grant holds a Master’s degree in Urban Planning from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Purdue University.