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Management Team
Joseph A. Grace, Jr., is the founder of Grace and Associates, LLC, and presently serves as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Grace is a 1980 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and holds an MBA from the University of New Orleans. Following graduation from the Naval Academy, Mr. Grace served as a nuclear submarine officer. In late 1988 he left the active duty Navy to take a position with a Fortune 500 electronics firm in California, where he held various positions in sales and sales management. In November of 1994, he came home to Louisiana, as the founding President of the New Orleans Technology Council, a technical trade association committed to transforming the Louisiana Technology Industry. During his tenure as President, the New Orleans Technology Council emerged as a technology leader for Louisiana and the Southern States and eventually became the Louisiana Technology Council (LTC). His recognized expertise in “Techonomic Development” has made the organization a model for innovation and excellence and has made Mr. Grace a sought out speaker and expert on the pursuit of technology as an economic stimulus initiative. In April of 2002, Mr. Grace resigned his position as President of the LTC to operate and develop his own consulting practice Grace and Associates, LLC, with the intent to work with both start-up and established companies, raise venture capital, prepares business plans, push legislative agendas, make introductions, create sales and marketing strategies, coach sales teams and to provide consulting services to a variety of clients. Mr Grace was also appointed as President and Chairman of the Board of Proxity Digital Networks, Louisiana’s only publicly traded Internet Company. Mr. Grace remains active as a Captain in the United States Naval Reserve and is presently the spokesperson for the Navy’s $8 Billion enterprise rollout of the Navy Marine Corps Intranet. Mr. Grace is an avid musician and toured as a recording artist in the late 1980's and early 1990's. In 1988 he released an award winning album, "Strong Enough To Be Gentle," on the Hawaii Artists and Grace Creations Record Label. He continues to write music for churches, a variety of clients and other promotional endeavors. He is active on many Boards and Committees and is a recognized leader of the business community of Louisiana. He is a former Board Member of both the New Orleans Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Jefferson Parish Chamber of Commerce. His current community activities include: Board of Directors, Proxity Digital Networks, (Louisiana’s only publicly traded Internet Company) Board of Directors, Peoples Health Network (also member of Executive Finance Committee) Board of Directors, Louisiana State University Network Technology Group Board of Directors, Louisiana State University, University Medical Group Board of Directors, Taco Villa (a Topeka, Kansas based restaurant) Board of Directors, New Orleans Workforce Investment Board Board of Directors, New Orleans Computer Access Program Board of Directors, United Way Impact Committee Board of Directors, Louisiana Symphony Chorus Board of Directors, Stratizon Corporation Blue and Gold Officer for the United States Naval Academy (Recruiter for the Naval Academy) Louisiana Representative - Partner for Stennis Space Center for NASA Technology Transfer Chairman of the Board, Guava Technologies – A Louisiana Venture Construction Company Captain in the United States Naval Reserve (assigned to Director – NMCI Office) Board Member – Delgado Community College Business Advisory Board Orleans Parish School Board Technology Advisory Committee Member Technology Committee Advisor – Jesuit High School, New Orleans Class Secretary, United States Naval Academy, Class of 1980 Chairman, Urban League, Equal Opportunity Day Workshop Mayor’s Military Advisory Committee, City of New Orleans Louisiana State Steering Committee for K-12 Education Motivational Speaker, 50-60 Keynotes per year Committee for a Better New Orleans
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