Biography
Heather Grady is a VP in the San Francisco team of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. She leads on funder collaboratives and oversees a portfolio of more than 40 sponsored projects in environment, climate change and cross-cutting issues including migration, public interest media, and democracy. She advises philanthropists and foundations on issues from grantee selection to governance of funder collaboratives. She 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 perspectives and practice have been influenced by two decades living and working in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. She has worked for the Rockefeller Foundation, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, and Oxfam Great Britain. She serves on boards including Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, Doc Society, Wildlife Justice Commission, Dropbox Foundation, and WINGS.
Expertise
Arresting DeforestationClean EnergyEarly Childhood to Primary EducationEconomic OpportunityEducationEnvironmental SustainabilityFinancial ServicesHealthHealth DeliveryHuman RightsInternational JusticeLivelihoodsOcean EcosystemsPeacePeace and Human RightsResponsible Supply ChainsSmallholder ProductivityStandardsSustainable MarketsWomen's and Girls' EducationYouth Job Skills
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
