Grace Lee is a Director in the HR practice, providing insights and advice to clients on a wide range of talent topics. In her role, Grace helps organizations strengthen their performance management, internal mobility, and career management programs. She partners with clients to shape effective talent management strategies, guide talent reviews, and support the transition to skills-based organizations. Grace acts as a thought partner for HR leaders, delivering practical guidance that helps organizations achieve their talent goals and drive measurable results.
Prior to joining Gartner, Grace spent seven years at Marriott International as a talent management leader, where she oversaw performance management, talent planning, assessments, and the global employee engagement survey. She was actively involved in simplifying the performance management process, redesigning the talent review approach, and rolling out new talent management modules—including performance, succession planning, and talent profiles—across the organization. Earlier in her career, Grace spent seven years in HR consulting at APTMetrics, advising Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 clients across industries on employee assessment and selection, competency modeling, job analysis, performance management, and litigation support.
Marriott International, Senior Director, Talent Assessment Performance & Planning, 3 years
Marriott International, Director, Talent Management Analytics & Solutions, 4 years
APTMetrics, Associate Director, 7 years
Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, University of Akron
B.A., Psychology, Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of Maryland, College Park
performance management
talent review
internal mobility
talent management strategy
skills-based organization