Vince Graham

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Vince Graham is Founder and President of the I’On Group [1] based in Charleston, South Carolina. The purpose of the I’On Group is to make the world a more beautiful place through the creation of enduring aesthetic, economic, and social value. It strives to accomplish this by building new neighborhoods and redeveloping existing urban fabric.

Vince moved to the South Carolina Lowcountry in 1989. He was deeply inspired by the beauty and social cohesion of Beaufort, and impressed by the property values of renovated homes in its historic district and those of nearby Charleston and Savannah. Combining modern advances with time-tested urban principles, he founded the traditional walking neighborhood of Newpoint in 1991. Since that time he has participated in building seven other neighborhoods including the Village of Port Royal, Broad Street, I’On, Morris Square, Hammonds Ferry, and Mixson in South Carolina; and East Beach in Virginia.

These neighborhoods have been the recipients of numerous design and environmental stewardship awards. They have been the subject of articles and stories in numerous media such as The Wall Street Journal, Builder, Landscape Architecture, and National Geographic magazines, Home and Garden Television, CNN, and the BBC.

Vince serves on the Board of Charleston Moves, the Coastal Conservation League, East Cooper Planning Council, Lowcountry Housing Trust, Riley Institute for Urban Affairs, and Upstate Forever. He also serves on the Metropolitan Leadership Council of the Brookings Institution, is a South Carolina Liberty Fellow, and a member of the Church of the Holy Cross.

Vince is a passionate advocate for advancing human-scaled urbanism, and has spoken at architectural and planning symposia in Australia, Europe, and throughout the United States. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Vince is a 1986 graduate of the University of Virginia.