Biography
Heather Grady is a Vice President at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. She oversees more than 40 collaborative funds in areas including environment, climate change, migration, democracy & gender equality. She advises individual philanthropists and foundations, and co-founded and leads the Shifting Systems initiative that encourages funders to place longer-term, more adaptive funding with grantee partners to support them to foster systemic impact. Her practice has been influenced by two decades living and working in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. She has worked with the Rockefeller Foundation, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, and Oxfam Great Britain. Heather has co-authored two books and numerous publications focusing primarily on topics in philanthropy and assessment. She has degrees from Smith College and Harvard University. She serves on the boards of Doc Society, Business and Human Rights Centre, Dropbox Foundation, Wildlife Justice Commission and WINGS.
Regional Focus
Central and Southern Asia, Eastern and Southern Africa, Eastern Asia, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, North America, South America, Southeast Asia, West and Central Africa