David Wood
Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
David Wood directs the Initiative for Responsible Investment’s research and field-building work on responsible investment across asset classes, and currently manages projects on responsible investment strategy with pension fund trustees, infrastructure investment, and the development of capacity to successfully channel private investment to public purpose in the US. David teaches a module course at the Harvard Kennedy School, “Private Capital for Public Purpose: Impact Investing and its Siblings.” Prior to the Kennedy School, David taught the History of Ethics, including the History of Economic Thought and Human Rights, at Boston University.
David has worked in the responsible investment field for over a decade, dating back to the IRI’s founding as the Institute for Responsible Investment at the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. He has served on the board for the US SIF and currently serves on the boards of the Brookline Community Foundation and Stoneman Family Foundation.
A native of Baltimore, MD, David holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. in History from the Johns Hopkins University. David currently resides in Brookline, MA with his wife, two sons, and dog.