Sir David Grant <small>FLSW</small> (born 12 September 1947) is a British academic who was the vice-chancellor of Cardiff University in Wales from 2001 to 2012. Following his appointment, Grant oversaw the merger between Cardiff University and the University of Wales College of Medicine, which was completed in 2004, and the award of university status to Cardiff.
He gained his PhD in engineering science from Durham University in 1974.
He was elected an Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge in 2000.
He was elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales in 2018.
Grant was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1997 for his contribution to the UK Foresight Programme,