Is an economist and served as a Commissioner with the Namibian Competition Commission from 2016 to 2022.  Before returning to Namibia, Grace held various management roles at the Competition Commission in South Africa (CCSA) from 2008 to 2015.  During her tenure at the CCSA, as Section Head and Principal Analyst, she led teams of lawyers and economists on various complex mergers and cartel investigations and appeared before the Competition Tribunal.  In 2010, Grace was seconded to the Mergers Unit of the Federal Trade Commission of the United States of America.  Grace is an expert in the application of economics to competition law and has extensive experience in providing expert economic analysis and advice in mergers and acquisitions, abuse of dominance and collusion cases. As of Head of International Relations at the CCSA , she represented the commission at numerous international engagements, including the International Competition Network,  Africa Competition Forum and BRICS Competition Summit.

During her appointment as Executive Head for insurance and medical aid funds at the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority, Grace held various national, regional and international appointments including a member of the Namibia Financial Stability Committee, Chairperson of the Insurance Committee of CISNA, Executive member of the Africa Association of Insurance Authorities, a member of the Insurance Supervisory Forum of the international standard-setting body (IAIS).

She holds an M. Comm in economics from WITS and an MBA from GIBS.