Grace has over a decade of experience in higher education, spanning regulatory, practitioner and consultancy roles. She is a Director for Nous Group, an international management consultancy specialising in the public sector and higher education. In her role Grace leads wide-ranging projects, including those relating to equity, diversity and inclusion, strategy development and operational delivery. She is the UK lead for Nous’ evaluation practice and takes a lead in driving high quality proposals. Grace joined Nous in the Melbourne office before transferring to London.

Before joining Nous, Grace worked for the English higher education regulator, the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), now the Office for Students and Research England. Latterly, she specialised in student opportunity, covering inclusive support for disabled students and widening access. She has also had roles in an evaluation consultancy, and university strategic planning and students’ unions.

Grace holds an MSc in Public Policy and is passionate about affecting system-wide change to reduce gaps in equality.