Staff

David Wood, Ph.D, Director
David directs applied research and other activity for the Initiative for Responsible Investment, where he has managed projects including: the production of a Handbook on Climate Change Investments across Asset Classes; the development of a Responsible Property Investing Center; field definition in sustainable emerging market SME investment; and research into the investor use of corporate reporting on non-financial information. He was elected in 2008 to the Board of the Social Investment Forum. Before he came to the IRI, he taught the history of ethics, including the history of economic thought at Boston University. He received his Ph.D. in History from the Johns Hopkins University. Contact him at 617.384.8322 or david_wood@hks.harvard.edu.

Katie Grace, Program and Research Coordinator
Katie is the IRI’s Program and Research Coordinator, researching public policy and impact investing, supporting More for Mission, and organizing the IRI’s curriculum development and Quarterly Convening Series work. Prior to coming to the IRI at Hauser, she worked as a research analyst at the Tellus Institute on projects including the identification of key sustainability performance indicators for a major oil and gas company, market definition for a nonprofit launching a single global sustainable standard for products and services, and case study analysis of the effects of university endowments on employment and the community. She also worked with Steve Lydenberg as a consultant to the IRI examining responsible investment in cash and public equities. Katie graduated with honors from Williams College with a BA, cum laude, in Political Science and a Concentration in Leadership Studies. Contact her at 617.495.1904 or katie_grace@hks.harvard.edu.