Mr. Colvin Grannum' Story

Colvin W. Grannum was born and raised in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. From 2001 to 2022, Mr. Grannum served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, where he was instrumental in the formation of the Bedford Stuyvesant Gateway Business Improvement District and the Coalition for the Improvement of Bedford Stuyvesant, as well as a partnership between Restoration and The Concord Federal Credit. In 2019, Mr. Grannum led the selection of architect Sir David Adjaye as the master planner of Bed Stuy’s Restoration Plaza Reimagined project, which redeveloped the Plaza as part of a five-year plan.

Prior to joining Restoration, Mr. Grannum served as the Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of Bridge Street  Development Corporation, a faith-based not-for-profit community development  corporation affiliated with Bridge Street African Methodist Episcopal Church in  Brooklyn, NY, one of the oldest African American institutions in NYC. Before embarking on his career in community development, Mr. Grannum practiced law for over 17 years primarily as an Appellate and Litigation Attorney for the United States Department of Justice, Verizon, and the New York City Corporation Counsel. He is Chair of Bedford Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center, Inc. and sits on the boards of directors of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Carver Federal Savings Bank, NYC  Workforce Investment Board, Center for NYC Neighborhoods, Local Initiatives Support  Corporation, Association of Housing and Neighborhood Developers, the Brooklyn  Chamber of Commerce, and the Brunswick School in Greenwich, CT. He has also served on advisory boards at JPMorgan Chase, Fannie Mae, HSBC Bank, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In May 2020, he was appointed as a member of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Non-Profit and Social Services Sector Advisory Council.

Mr. Grannum earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Grannum is licensed to practice law in New York State and the District of Columbia.