Who We Are

The people behind the work.

Gravitas Grove brings together experienced professionals across research, strategy, finance, and technology. Senior expertise, no layers.

Matt Nolan

Founder

15+ years in quantitative research and data systems. Background spanning commodity markets, agricultural economics, and machine learning. Specializes in turning complex data into actionable intelligence.

Greg Ward

Associate — CPA

Certified Public Accountant specializing in tax planning and preparation. Brings deep expertise in business taxation, financial strategy, and compliance across multiple industries.

Michael Stablein

Associate — PhD

PhD in Agricultural & Biological Engineering with over 10 years of technical expertise from applied research on food, energy, and water (FEW) systems. Combines technical depth with business acumen from entrepreneurship and international consulting across sustainability, healthcare, and education for tech startups, multinational enterprises, minority businesses, and nonprofits. Specializes in transforming complex problems into actionable insights that drive strategic decision-making.

Austin Belman

Associate

M.S. candidate in Applied Economics at UIUC, specializing in econometric modeling, machine learning, and time series analysis. Brings hands-on experience forecasting commodity futures prices and building predictive models across academic research and industry projects. Expertise in Python, R, SQL, and advanced statistical methods.

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