Grace Strand

Grace Strand, FSA, MAAA, is a Senior Staff Actuary at Thrivent since June 2018, specializing in Life Products and contributing to the Actuarial Recruiting Team. Previous roles at Thrivent included Staff Actuary II, Staff Actuary I, and Senior Actuarial Analyst, focusing on annuity pricing and health valuation. Grace began actuarial work as an intern at Thrivent, where a spreadsheet model was developed to assess capital adequacy. Grace's earlier experience includes serving as Women's Soccer Captain at Valparaiso University, where recognition included CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American, alongside roles in data management and research assistance. Additional work experiences include seasonal utilities maintenance for the City of Woodbury and coaching youth soccer. Education culminated in a degree from Valparaiso University, attended from 2014 to 2018, following high school at Woodbury High School.