Grace has been a leader in operations, strategy and philanthropy for more than 20 years. As Tidemark’s executive vice president of philanthropy and interim chief operating officer, she is leading the firm’s efforts to give back by creating the Tidemark Foundation — a fund and community that will work with nonprofits aligned in purpose with Tidemark’s portfolio.
Grace started her career as a management consultant at Bain & Company, where she specialized in helping companies create and implement the strategy and processes they need as they reach maturity. After more than a decade at Bain, she directed strategy and corporate development projects at Intuit, and in 2019 managed operations at End-to-End Analytics, an optimization and analytics firm later acquired by Accenture.
Starting in 2016, Grace brought her experience with operations and process to philanthropy. She served as board chair of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business’ Alumni Consulting Team. There, she structured programs to engage and motivate business people in philanthropy. Most recently, Grace was a partner at the Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2), a community giving organization that identifies core issues, develops a theory of change, and supports nonprofits bringing that change to life.
Grace is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area. She has a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and M.B.A. from Stanford. When she’s not setting up the Foundation or managing Tidemark’s operations, Grace heads outside for a run or to optimistically tend to her seldom-flourishing vegetable garden.
**Prior investments represents investments made by Tidemark deal team members at their prior investment firms. Other investment professionals not employed by Tidemark were involved in the identification, evaluation, negotiation, investment, execution and operations, and any sale process with respect to such companies. There can be no assurance that Tidemark will have the opportunity to participate in any opportunities similar to the ones described herein. Past experience is not indicative of all or any investments or board participation that may be made by Tidemark (or made available to its partners), and there can be no assurance that Tidemark’s investment team will be successful in identifying investments similar to those described herein or otherwise be able to implement a similar investment strategy, achieve similar investment objectives, or avoid substantial losses. Past experience is not a guarantee of future experience.
