Michael Grisanti

Biography

 Mr. Grisanti is a private investor in Louisville, Kentucky and serves as advisor to a number of restaurant development companies. He has served as Chairman of the Board of the Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau since 2006. He was a delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business in 1980, Chairman of the National Restaurant Association in 1987, Chairman of the Food Service Management Professional Governing Board (FMP) in 1992, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Education Foundation of the National Restaurant Association in 1993. Mr. Grisanti has also been inducted into Nation’s Restaurant News Fine Dining Hall of Fame and is the recipient of Restaurant & Institutions prestigious Ivy Award. He was named HRTM Alumnus of the Year by Denver University and was awarded an Honorary Doctoral Degree in Business Administration by Johnson & Wales University in 1988. He has also received the Alumni Association Award for Professional Achievement from Denver University and the Ben O’Connor Housing Award from New Directions Housing Corporation. Mr. Grisanti is a 1973 graduate of Denver University with a B.S. in Business Administration.

Research Interest

 Stem Cell