Prior to joining BLG, MaryGrace spent three years working for Dr. Janis Sarra, where she researched global financial systems, structured credit and securitization, cryptocurrency, climate-related financial risk, and banking and financial institution regulation.
Her research supported a number of publications, including Predatory Lending: The Destruction of the African-American Dream (Cambridge University Press). She also worked for five years at the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, where her role in the executive department included board governance, strategic and financial planning, and funding acquisition.