Matthew Grant has been building and advising companies on the innovative use of technology, data and analytics for over 30 years. With a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Matthew has been involved in the entire cycle of risk management, insurance and capital management. He was responsible for launching catastrophe modelling into Europe in 1992 and was on the executive team of Risk Management Solutions (RMS is now part of Moody’s) for 8 years. Over his career at RMS from 1996 to 2016 his roles included running global sales and marketing, leading the product team and developing emerging market solutions.
Since 2017, Matthew has been CEO and co-owner of InsTech prior to InsTech being aquired by Datos Insights in August 2026. InsTech has worked with over 200 insurers and technology companies that are supporting innovation in insurance and risk management. InsTech provides content, advice and events and the company engaged with over 100,000 people around the world in 2024.
Matthew hosts the weekly InsTech podcast, he writes regularly on the topics and themes of relevance to insurance and risk management and speaks frequently at InsTech events and other industry conferences. Matthew is an angel investor in UK based technology companies supporting insurance and financial services. Outside of his day job pursues a variety of creative activities with varying degrees of success.