Caveat: I’m not a career advisor but can share some quick thoughts!
I do think consulting for companies will provide you with some relevant skills (e.g. forming overall views about complicated things quickly, communicating well).
However, as I argue, unless you want to make grants to software companies, I’d recommend trying to work in the field you want to make grants in first and, perhaps more importantly, aiming to solve a problem vs. becoming a grantmaker :)
Caveat: I’m not a career advisor but can share some quick thoughts!
I do think consulting for companies will provide you with some relevant skills (e.g. forming overall views about complicated things quickly, communicating well).
However, as I argue, unless you want to make grants to software companies, I’d recommend trying to work in the field you want to make grants in first and, perhaps more importantly, aiming to solve a problem vs. becoming a grantmaker :)
I hadn’t even considered doing grant making for non-software companies.
Regarding solving a problem: Yes that’s my prior too
Thanks!