Syosset, New York, United States
Grace is a student researcher and social entrepreneur from New York focused on applying data-driven approaches to expand access to opportunity and build scalable systems. Grace is an incoming student at Stanford University. Grace founded Research to Empower (ReTE), a global initiative endorsed by UNESCO under the UN Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (2024–2033), dedicated to making research education freely accessible to K–12 students worldwide. Through this work, she has developed experience in scaling initiatives, coordinating cross-functional teams, and applying structured, data-informed approaches to complex problems across diverse contexts. Grace is the author of Research to Empower (Post Hill Press, distributed by Simon & Schuster), an Amazon #1 New Release in Teen & Young Adult Education (2024). Her work focuses on translating complex research into structured, actionable frameworks that can be implemented at scale. She has conducted research through institutions including the New York Academy of Sciences, Princeton, MIT, Stanford, Duke, and Kingston University London, producing peer-reviewed work on decision-making, digital access, and economic behavior. These experiences have strengthened her interest in how data and behavioral insights inform strategy, markets, and large-scale systems. A sought-after speaker, Grace has presented her work at global platforms including the United Nations, TEDx, the International Telecommunication Union, the Society of Women Engineers, and the Science Summit. Her work has been featured by CBS, News 12, TED, and Newsday, among other outlets.
• A student-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing free, engaging, entry-level research education to K-12 students. • Officially endorsed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as one of the five inaugural global programmes for the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development (2024–2033). https://www.un-sciences-decade.org/en/science-decade-endorsed-initiatives
• Voting Member for the Board of Directors (2025-present) • One of three nationally selected Youth Advisory Council (YAC) Mentors (2024-present) and one of five nationally selected YAC Members for the 2022 cohort at NYLC (2022-2024).
Invited by TEDx, the National Youth Leadership Council, the Society of Women Engineers, the New York Academy of Sciences, Women in Tech Global Conference, Girls Leadership Academy Meetup, Global Youth Challenge, International Conference on Women, and more.
One of ~50 globally selected students (aged 11-19) who have demonstrated exceptional talent in mathematics and science.
MGCY, the formal mechanism for young people to engage with the United Nations (UN), has a constituency of over 7000 entities in over 180 countries and territories, consulting with over a billion youth.