You Can't Predict a Hero: From War to Wall Street, Leading in Times of Crisis

Joseph J. Grano, Jr. is currently the Chairman and CEO of Centurion Holdings LLC, a company that advises private and public companies. In the U.S. Army, he commanded a Special Forces A Team in Latin America and an infantry company in Vietnam and was awarded a Bronze Star with V device for valor for his battle wounds. Later, he served as chairman for UBS Financial Services, Inc. (formerly PaineWebber) and is credited for turning PaineWebber around and guiding its $11 billion merger. Grano chaired the President’s Homeland Security Council following 9/11. The recipient of countless awards for leadership, civic contributions, and honorary degrees, Grano lives with his wife, Kathy, in New Jersey.