Phil Grannan:  

After I left CFA, I went off to Notre Dame. I majored in Rugby and a mix of engineering and liberal arts, graduating in 1965. I did pretty well playing Rugby. I was a mediocre student but good enough to get a "full ride" to the U of R graduate business school. After getting my MBA it was off to IBM for 16 years. I left IBM to run a small company which I ended up selling to my largest competitor (no, it wasn't Microsoft or Google). After that, I went to a small start-up in New Hampshire where I ended up as the Marketing VP. The stock symbol is EPAY, if you care. My illness forced me to retire in 2002. Now my focus is hunting and fishing, reading, Yoga, Conservatism and most importantly, my family. I feel terrific!! Nancy and I were married in 1971 and we have one daughter, Shana (b. 1979). Shana graduated from Trinity College, is married to a wonderful guy and brought into our life an adorable grandson. Shana at 6'1" (she calls it 5' 13") is a chip off the old block. As an athlete she was a great basketba...Expand for more