KATHERINE GRACE

Katherine Grace was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas, by her parents, Allison and Jeff Grace. She credits her family, including her younger brother, Jack, for shaping her into the person she is today. A proud graduate of Wichita Collegiate School, where she attended from early childhood through graduation, Katherine is now continuing her education at Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth, Texas.

At Wichita Collegiate, Katherine was both a student leader and multisport athlete. She served as Student Body President and captained the volleyball, basketball, and swim teams; Katherine also actively participated in her school’s volunteer organization, DECA, and Model United Nations. Her passion for debate and forensics sharpened her skills in research, public speaking, and critical thinking, instilling values of leadership, integrity, and inclusivity that continue to guide her today.

Now, as a junior at TCU, Katherine is committed to her academics and making a positive impact on campus. She is pursuing majors in Finance and Business Information Systems, with minors in Global Business and Political Science. Katherine serves as president of TCU’s Neeley Fellows program, an honors business cohort comprised of the top 3% of students. Through the program, she has completed specialized coursework with MBA-level professors and engaged in professional development labs. Last fall, thanks to the O’Shaughnessy Foundation, Katherine had the opportunity to travel to New York City to explore career paths and network with alumni.

Outside the classroom, she helps manage a $2,000,000 portfolio through TCU’s Educational Investment Fund, has raised over $200,000 as her sorority’s philanthropy chair, and has coordinated ten campus-wide projects as the Campus Affairs Chair of the Student Government Association. She has also served on executive boards for the Frog Aides Leadership Cohort and for TCU’s inaugural Students Consulting for Nonprofit Organizations. However, Katherine’s favorite extracurricular activity is being a university ambassador because she gets to give tours of the school she loves.

Katherine’s journey has also been shaped in meaningful ways by the Timothy O’Shaughnessy Foundation. With the Foundation’s encouragement and support, she studied abroad in Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, and Japan, experiences that allowed her to explore globalization, energy transition, and sustainability firsthand. These opportunities broadened her worldview, deepened her intellectual curiosity, and strengthened her confidence in navigating new environments and cultures.

Looking ahead, Katherine is excited to return home to Wichita this summer, where she will join Koch Industries as a Credit and Treasury Analyst Intern for Flint Hills Resources. In this role, she will collaborate across commercial, finance, and treasury teams to analyze credit and financial data, digitize and automate workflows, support liquidity and FX risk management, and contribute to technological improvements that enhance decision-making and efficiency. Returning to Wichita, Katherine is thrilled to have the opportunity to contribute to a company deeply connected to our community and apply the lessons she has learned from her global experiences!