# Julia Cohen Sebastien

> Julia Cohen Sebastien is the San Francisco-based co-founder and publicly identified CEO of Grayce, founded with Kassidee Kipp in 2019. Her career includes strategy and operating roles at Aetna, Boston Consulting Group, Clarify Health Solutions, and The Advisory Board Company. She spoke publicly about “quiet caregiving” and employer support for family responsibilities. In November 2025, Grayce announced a client referral partnership with Cariloop as its services transitioned.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Grayce (last explicitly identified in the November 2025 transition announcement)
- **Organizations:** Grayce, Aetna, Boston Consulting Group, Clarify Health Solutions, The Advisory Board Company, Pager, The Food Trust
- **Education:** MBA, Strategic Management, University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School, BA, Government and Psychological & Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College
- **Known for:** Co-founded Grayce in 2019., Led Grayce when it announced a $10.4 million Series A led by Maveron in June 2024., Identified as a Howard E. Mitchell Fellow at Wharton in her public conference biography.

## Career timeline

- **2005-2009** — Worked in research, analysis, and marketing roles at The Advisory Board Company.
- **2008-2010** — Listed The Food Trust involvement as a consultant and BCG Social Venture Fellow on LinkedIn.
- **2009-2013** — Worked at Boston Consulting Group, including as a project leader.
- **2013** — Joined Aetna; roles included corporate strategy and SVP of Strategy & Operations, Accountable Care Solutions.
- **2017** — Joined Clarify Health Solutions as VP/GM, Commercial; also advised startups and technology companies.
- **2019** — Co-founded Grayce with Kassidee Kipp.
- **2023** — Discussed quiet caregiving in a January WorkLife interview.
- **2024** — Grayce announced a $10.4 million Series A led by Maveron on June 12.
- **2025** — Grayce announced a formal referral partnership with Cariloop on November 13 as its services transitioned.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Grayce in 2019.
- Led Grayce when it announced a $10.4 million Series A led by Maveron in June 2024.
- Identified as a Howard E. Mitchell Fellow at Wharton in her public conference biography.
- Helped bring the term quiet caregiving into the workplace discussion.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Grayce announced that it would formally refer all clients to Cariloop. Sebastien was quoted as CEO and co-founder, recommending Cariloop during the service transition.
- **2024-08** — Appeared on episode 15 of The Healthcare Grind, hosted by Lon Hecht, published August 5.
- **2024-06** — Grayce announced a $10.4 million Series A led by Maveron.

## Links

- Website: https://www.withgrayce.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliaocohen
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/JuCo12

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Last updated: 2026-10-25