Mr. Grace, President of the Smooth division at Velocys Inc., is a successful professional who has cultivated profitable relationships across several industries. At Velocys, Mr. Grace has developed and is executing a global business plan to introduce Smooth emulsion technology to the global marketplace. His strategy has already yielded multiple Fortune 500 customers. Prior to Smooth, Grace led Beyondvia Technologies, which teaches companies “The Better Way,” five approaches to help companies accelerate sales, increase profitability and drive operational efficiency. Grace is also the founder of Visual Talking, a visual language Web 3.0 portal, and Thinkage LLC, which revolutionized food supply chain management. Other roles included executive leadership positions with GE Energy, BOC and Exxon, where Grace launched numerous products and businesses ranging from a utility asset optimization software suite to noncryogenic nitrogen to specialty refined oil products. He holds an MBA from Washington University (St. Louis), and a B.A. in Chemistry from St. Louis University.


At HBA 2011, he spoke in the session T-04: High Speed Personal Care Formulating: Part 1.