Jim Grant, Founder and President of ēlizur, graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1984. He started his career trajectory in 1989 with Sutter Corporation as a Sales Representative, where he sold continuous passive motion machines. While staying with Sutter, he founded ēlizur in 1993 and become Sutter’s first distributor. Jim was then promoted to Regional Sales Manager, joining the Sutter management team. From there, he held several positions with Sutter including Vice President of Sales, Chief Operating Officer, and President & Chief Executive Officer. In 1996, Jim sold Sutter to OrthoLogic and remained with the organization serving in several executive roles, the last as Vice President of Business Development. In 2001, Jim left OrthoLogic to focus his efforts on developing ēlizur into a regional orthopaedic and rehabilitation company. This change affords him time with his biggest priority: his wife and six children. Jim and his family currently reside in Sewickley, PA.