Smitha Das

Biography

Smitha Das is deeply committed to centering equity and justice within her work and demonstrating a trust-based investment approach, with an eye towards reimagining the broader capital markets. As Senior Director of Investments at World Education Services (WES), a global social enterprise, Smitha leads WES’ investment practice, stewarding 100% of WES’ resources to be mission-aligned.

Her passion to create meaningful impact sparked at a young age when she founded a water nonprofit in middle school. She has since worked in government, private equity, venture philanthropy, and impact investing.

Smitha has a MBA from Harvard Business School and AB with Honors from Harvard College, where she co-founded the HBS Impact Investing Club and Harvard College Social Enterprise Club. She is a Just Economy Institute Fellow and serves as a Board and Investment Committee member to several organizations, including Mission Driven Finance, Echoing Green, Unlock Ownership Fund, and New Power Labs.