Grant Bennett

Grant originally joined the PeopleFund team as an intern and was then hired full-time as the Lending Support Officer after showing tremendous aptitude and a desire to further PeopleFund’s mission. Grant then served as a Senior Underwriter and now manages the national CDFI collaborative Veteran LLC. Veteran LLC works to increase access to capital, business education, and training for military veteran small business owners and their families. Grant grew up in Jackson, Ohio, and joined the Army after high school. He served two combat deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Grant then served in the Texas National Guard as a Non-Commissioned Officer in an Airborne Infantry unit. He has a BBA in Management from St. Edward’s University and an MS in Technology Commercialization from the University of Texas at Austin.