Dr. Tyrone Grandison is a computer scientist, entrepreneur and philanthropist employed by Microsoft, for the past 3 years, as a Chief Technology Officer. He attended Duhaney Park Primary School and Jamaica College and obtained his B.Sc. in Computer Sciences & Economics in 1997 and his M.Sc. in Software Engineering in 1998 from UWI, Mona. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, University of London in 2003. Dr. Grandison has over 25 years experience in software engineering, security and privacy and has been internationally recognized for his achievements. Dr. Grandison is the founder and Board Chair of The Data-Drive Institute, a public health non-profit that helps policymakers and executive decision makers create and implement effective programs, policies, and products to solve their most critical problems, using the knowledge of the community, data and technology. He has created and led product initiatives in data management and protection, text analytics and healthcare management systems and continues to provide technical advice to several of the organisations e.g. MStreetX (a place-based inclusive Fintech Platform designed to foster small business growth and inclusive entrepreneurship) and Hodos Health (a digital health company that helps medical practices improve clinical staff utilization and patient outcomes). Dr. Grandison has co-invented over 47 patents and written numerous books and papers. He is an adjunct professor at UTECH and set up a scholarship for computer science at the UWI, Mona.
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