Gregory Curtis is a poet, essayist, businessman and novelist. He is the Chairman and founder of Greycourt & Co., Inc., an open architecture wealth advisory firm serving substantial families and select endowments on a global basis. Prior to founding Greycourt, Greg served for many years as president of a family office for the Mellon family and as President of the Laurel Foundation. Greg holds a BA degree from Dartmouth College, cum laude with high distinction in English, a JD degree from Harvard Law School, cum laude, and he is a graduate of The Endowment Institute at Harvard Business School. He also holds an honorary BA degree from St. John's College. Greg has six children and lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, Simin, the founder and CEO of the American Middle East Institute.