Claudel Seide

Claudel Seide is the CEO of GRCGI (grcgi.com). He has held prior leadership roles with many companies including Verizon Communications, Globix Corporation, NEON Communications, Quality Technology Services, and Sungard Availability Services. Mr. Seide is a member of  SOLIDHA CORPORATION , a Haitian American Investment Group. He is a Recipient of Leadership Excellence Award @VERIZON Communications  and President’s Club Award @Globix Corporation.

Mr. Seide currently serves on the Mentorship Team for the Project Management Institute, New York City Chapter, providing coaching and advice to Project Management Professionals.

Mr. Seide holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Long Island University, a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from New York University, School of Engineering; and a Master’s Certificate in Project Management from The George Washington University, School of Business and Public Management. He holds the Global Credential of “Project Management Professional” or PMP®. He holds a Certificate of Achievement in Leadership from “DALE CARNEGIE TRAINING”.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Haitian Roundtable. He is a member of the Executive Committee and co-chair of the Nominating Committee. He served on the Board of Haitian Americans United for Progress (HAUP), from 2004 to 2011. He served as a Board Member and Finance Chair for the Association of Haitian American Engineers. After the 2010  devastating earthquake in Haiti, Mr. Seide served as Program Manager for ADIHA Relief efforts, dispatched engineers to Haiti for several weeks and he traveled to Haiti with the Board. After the most recent Haiti earthquake in August 2021, Mr. Seide led an initiative within ADIHA to provide technical and financial support to a local organization providing temporary shelters to distressed families.

Mr. Seide managed the Career Development Program for the Project Management Institute, New York City Chapter, from 2010 to 2015. He served on the Annual PMINYC Symposium planning team, from 2010 to 2017. He has been a registered member of PMI since 2002.

Mr. Seide currently serves as President(Grand Knight) of Council#412  of “The Knights of Peter Claver”  (https://kofpc.org). The Knights of Peter Claver, Inc. is the oldest and largest historically African-American lay organization in the United States.