Chairman, Steering Committee The Reynolds and Reynolds Company (Deceased) – Dayton, Ohio
R. H. Grant, Jr. has been with The Reynolds and Reynolds Company since 1939. He currently serves as Chairman of the company’s Steering Committee, and is a member of its Board of Directors. Reynolds and Reynolds, headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, is a major supplier of information processing systems, including business forms and computer systems to automotive, professional, medical and general business markets. Mr. Grant was associated with the former Frigidaire Division of GMC, 1935-1937; was a partner with Grant, Brownell & Co., an investment firm, 1937 to the early 1960s; joined Reynolds and Reynolds in 1939, became President of Reynolds and Reynolds in 1941 and then in 1957 became Chairman of the Board, a post he held until 1982. He is a lifetime member of the Dayton Salvation Army board since 1979 and is a past chairman of their advisory committee. He is also a member of the Dayton City Club; Buz Fuz Club and former member of its board of directors; Moraine Country Club; Miami Valley Hunt & Polo Club, a past president and former board member; Sailfish Club, Palm Beach, Florida; Chub Cay Club, British West Indies and presently chairman of the board; Lyford Cay Club, Nassau, Bahamas; Edgartown Yacht Club, Osterville, Mass. He was a member of the board of Miami Valley Hospital in the 1940s; chairman of the Montgomery County Republican Finance Committee, 1949 to 1959 and 1967 to 1969; Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce and former member of its board of directors. “Be a good delegator … keep your goals high … and with a little luck, who knows.”
