Grace Anne Stevens is an American writer, speaker, trainer, blogger, and design engineer whose life story bridges high technology, education, and deeply human transformation. With over four decades in the tech industry, Grace built and led successful teams in both startups and large corporations, holding Director and Vice President roles in engineering and program management, and earning two patent awards along the way. She received her Bachelor of Engineering in 1969, and later, driven by a lifelong commitment to growth and teaching, returned to school to earn a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology at the age of 62, complementing her work with extensive training in the Internal Family Systems model.
Grace’s journey is also one of courage, honesty, and alignment with her true self. She transitioned at the age of 64 while actively working in two professional environments, an experience she often describes as a profound blessing, marked by acceptance rather than loss. Alongside her tech career, she spent six years counseling and facilitating psycho-education groups in a substance abuse clinic, helping people better understand themselves and their relationships. She is the author of the autobiography No! Maybe? Yes! Living My Truth, a book that blends memoir with reflection and has inspired many transgender women to ask the essential question, whose life am I living. Through her writing, public speaking, university lectures, and ongoing blogging, Grace continues to be a thoughtful voice of reason, compassion, and lived experience, someone who believes deeply in change that happens one person at a time.
