One origin, different responsibilities
Connected by the research. Distinct in practice.
The Heart of GRACE is the name given to the five original researchers. It is not the executive board of GRACE Corporation.
As GRACE moved from academic research into real-world infrastructure, their careers diverged. Some joined the Corporation. Others remained at Silverdale University, where independent academic work connected to GRACE continues.
They share an origin and a purpose. They do not share a single institutional role.
The Heart
Scientific continuity
The five remain connected to the method and philosophy behind GRACE, wherever their present work is based.
GRACE Corporation
Durable operation
The Corporation builds technical infrastructure, leads institutional deployment, supports partners and scales models beyond their original research setting.
Silverdale University
Academic research
The university remains an independent environment for validation, longitudinal research and questions that do not begin with operational requirements.
The original researchers
Five paths from one project.
Dr. Amara Okafor
President & CEO · GRACE Corporation
Behavioral observation
Okafor became responsible for translating the research program into an organization capable of operating GRACE at institutional scale.
Dr. Elaine Foster
Chief Research Officer · GRACE Corporation
Psychology and human judgment
Foster leads research within the Corporation while preserving the boundary between statistical evidence and human judgment.
Dr. Elena Vance
Researcher · Silverdale University
Neurology and longitudinal measurement
Vance remains primarily in academic research and maintains a scientific and advisory relationship with GRACE Corporation.
Dr. Sarah Jenkins
Researcher · Silverdale University
Culture and social adaptation
Jenkins continues the Heart’s work on cultural context and social adaptation within the university research environment.
Professor Theresa Sterling
Professor · Silverdale University
Sociology and outcome evaluation
Sterling remains in academia, evaluating whether observed outcomes hold across households, institutions and communities.
A message from our President & CEO
Responsible scale begins with what the evidence can support.
GRACE began with a research question. Today, our responsibility is to ensure that what we have learned can endure beyond the conditions in which we first learned it.
That requires patience. It requires infrastructure. And, particularly at this stage of our development, it requires investment ahead of return.
Our 2026 results reflect that choice.
We have expanded the technical and institutional foundations required to support the next generation of GRACE environments, strengthened our university partnerships, and invested substantially in the people and systems that will allow us to grow without compromising the evidence on which GRACE was built.
I do not believe responsible scale is achieved by moving quickly. It is achieved by making sure that every step forward remains supported by what the data tells us.
The financial investment we are making today is significant. So is the opportunity ahead of us.
GRACE Corporation was not created simply to make GRACE larger. It was created to make proven outcomes repeatable.
That remains our work.
Dr. Amara Okafor
President & CEO · GRACE Corporation
Research and Corporation
Evidence establishes what works.
GRACE Corporation establishes whether what works can operate reliably at scale. It can build, deploy and maintain infrastructure; deployment alone cannot make an unsupported model scientifically valid.
New applications remain tied to validation and longitudinal outcomes. Silverdale University and GRACE Corporation share the same purpose while carrying different responsibilities within it.
Corporate publications & priorities
The work ahead.
Research becomes meaningful when it performs reliably outside the laboratory. Our focus is translating proven models into durable institutional capability.
2026 Annual Statement
Our first full year of large-scale commercial expansion.
Read the statement →University Partnerships
Preparing the next phase of California campus expansion.
Area of focus
Business & Network
How organizations work with GRACE behavioral and network services.
Area of focus
Our operating purpose
Understanding behavior. Improving environments.
GRACE provides behavioral infrastructure, institutional insight and individual guidance. Our partners use those capabilities to support safer campuses, more stable communities and better-coordinated services.
2026 financial context
$132.3M
Operating loss · 2026
Investment ahead of return.
The 2026 operating loss reflects infrastructure investment, capacity building and preparation for institutional expansion. GRACE Corporation remains focused on long-term deployment capability rather than near-term profitability.
Read the complete 2026 Annual Statement →