Grace Yu

Critic
DISC Type : C

Director, Suffolk Design at Suffolk Construction

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Grace Yu is the Director of Suffolk Design at Suffolk Construction, where she specializes in design integration management. An AIA-certified architect with a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Southern California, she has extensive experience leading projects in the commercial, higher education, and residential sectors, focusing on creating collaborative, high-performing teams.

Outside of her primary role, Grace is deeply committed to industry leadership and mentorship. She serves as the Co-Chair for the ULI San Francisco Young Leaders Group Steering Committee, where she is passionate about shaping programming and building community for young professionals in real estate. She is also an active speaker at industry events.

She is a recipient of the Women in Architecture Recognition Award for demonstrating strong leadership skills.

Personality Overview

Objective Thinker

ROI Driven

Negotiator

Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features.  They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.

Topics They Care About

Design Integration
Her core responsibility is the coordination of design with construction through all project phases to maximize client value and design excellence.
Young Professional Leadership
As Co-Chair of the ULI San Francisco Young Leaders Group, she is dedicated to growing leadership and building community among young real estate professionals.
Design-Build Delivery
She recently spoke at the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) conference on using integrated design-build teams for successful project delivery.

Media Appearances

Grace has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
Director, Suffolk Design at Suffolk Construction
4-2024 - 1-2026
Senior Design Manager at Suffolk Construction
8-2022 - 3-2024
Design Manager at Lendlease
9-2021 - 7-2022
Senior Associate | Architect at Perkins Eastman
7-2018 - 9-2021
Associate | Architect at Perkins Eastman

Education

2010 - 2015
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) from University of Southern California
2003 - 2010
High School from Crystal Springs Uplands School

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Insights For Selling To Grace

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more
  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch

DONT's

  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Grace is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Grace

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Grace move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Grace take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Grace

Personality Compatibility


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