Grant Levitan

Grant Levitan is a senior partner at RHR with more than four decades of experience helping senior leaders and executive teams achieve transformative growth. Based in Chicago, he is known for his rare combination of strategic acuity and deeply human insight. Grant’s work centers on facilitating authentic leadership, enabling clients to reach new heights in performance, purpose, and personal effectiveness. His approach is grounded in curiosity, empathy, and a commitment to helping leaders grow in ways that are both lasting and practical.

A trusted advisor across manufacturing, energy, pharmaceutical, and private equity sectors, Grant has led leadership transformations at the most senior levels. He specializes in CEO succession and long-term executive development, often designing bespoke, multiyear journeys to support organizations in navigating complex transitions. Grant continues to guide client engagements with his trademark thoughtfulness and vision, applying a rigorously designed, future-oriented model of executive effectiveness.

Grant’s leadership philosophy revolves around a three-part commitment: to grow clients, colleagues, and community. He believes leadership exists at all levels, and his work builds on this inclusive foundation. A purpose-driven leader, he helps executives define and act on their deepest sources of motivation. His career spans research, consulting, and mental health, with past roles at the University of Illinois in Chicago and as a consultant in community health. When not advising executives, Grant is outdoors—running, biking, swimming, hiking, or serving his community through environmental leadership roles in Naperville, Illinois, and Sedona, Arizona.