Founder of the Software History Center, Grad has been working on computer software since 1954, when he wrote the first production and inventory control programs for the General Electric Company's installation of a Univac I computer at Louisville, Kentucky. He worked for IBM on scientific and application programs during the 1960s, was part of IBM's Unbundling Task Force in 1969, and then served as development director for various industries, including initial responsibility for CICS.
After forming his own consulting company in 1978, Grad performed strategic planning and valuation studies for computer software and services companies. He was heavily involved in ADAPSO/ITAA from the early 1970s and co-founded the Software History Center with Luanne Johnson in 2000.
Grad is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and lives in Westport, CT.
