Management AdvisorElevate Prize Foundation
Esther Wang is currently Management Advisor at The Elevate Prize Foundation. She was a co-founder of IDinsight, a global non-profit that brings the best data to decisions in global development. From 2012-2024, she served as a Partner, COO, head of fundraising, and interim co-CEO, based in Zambia for 8 years. Earlier in her career, Esther was a strategy consultant with Bain & Company, and a co-founder of Shokay, a social enterprise in the Tibetan Plateau. She was a Partner at The Bridgespan Group, advising non-profits and philanthropies. Esther holds joint BS/BA degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, an MBA/MPA from Harvard. She was also an Echoing Green Fellow and a Presidential Leadership Scholar. Esther serves as co-chair of the Alumni Council of the Center for Public Leadership, where she was a fellow, and on the Board of Directors for StrongMinds and Govuka. She advises IDinsight, Agency Fund, Imago Dei Fund, and Mighty Ally. She lives in Kenya with her family of 5.