TRACY GRANT

Founder & CEO

Major Minor Global Youth Forum was born out of Tracy’s strong desire to contribute to the future of our youth. At a young age, Tracy and her siblings were introduced to the visual arts and literature as a creative means to explore a wide range of subjects, from self-esteem, awareness and tolerance to understanding different peoples and cultures—all of which significantly impacted her personal growth and approach to life.

Curious about human behavior and desiring to expose underlying truths about contemporary society, it was Tracy’s wish to create a platform that would expose youth to experiences like her own growing up. A place for them to bridge the global divide, learning from one another, teaching one another and expressing opinions about the world through visual arts and literature.

Tracy herself embodies a bridge between the creative and corporate worlds. Indeed, her diverse work experience has served her well, from conducting red carpet interviews and junkets for the Associated Press, to managing business development and client accounts with Wall Street and global consumer brands. She notably maintained and organized the court reporting, deposition calendar and exhibits for The State of New York, Elliott Spitzer vs. Richard Grasso case, while bringing David Feldman Worldwide, Inc. well over a million dollars a year in account services.

As a Manager of Business Development at The Reward Company (TRCo), where her clients included Nestle Purina, Hefty/Reynolds and Merck, she provided a refreshing and unique approach to brand-motivation insight by producing “on the street” video interviews with consumers. Field producing for NBC Universal reinforced Tracy's desire to create and produce her own projects, including I Remain, a personal family documentary about breast cancer for which she was awarded the best Rising Female Director at the Harlem International Film Festival in 2010.

Five years later, Tracy became the festival’s Executive Director for its tenth anniversary, presenting films from twenty-six countries and raising considerable capital through grants and sponsorships, as well as acquiring a brand-new state of the art digital space for film screenings. Having also worked for years in the development department at the prestigious Jazz at Lincoln Center, Tracy has gained invaluable insight into the inner workings of a not-for-profit.