Esther Wang recently joined The Elevate Prize Foundation, advising winners of the social impact award. She is also co-founder of IDinsight, a a global non-profit research and analytics firm that brings the best data to decisions in global development. From 2012-2024, she served as a Partner, COO, and later interim co-CEO, based in Zambia and Kenya. Earlier in her career, Esther was a strategy consultant with Bain & Company, a co-founder of a social enterprise in the Tibetan Plateau, and co-led several other not-for-profit organizations. Most recently, she was a partner at the Bridgespan Group, advising non-profits and philanthropy. Esther holds joint BS/BA degrees from the University of Pennsylvania’s Huntsman Program in International Studies & Business. She also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School. Esther was a Reynolds Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship and a George Leadership Fellow at CPL, an Echoing Green Fellow, and a Presidential Leadership Scholar. Esther serves as co-chair of the Alumni Council of Harvard’s Center for Public Leadership, and on the Board of Directors for Govuka and StrongMinds. She is also an advisor to The Agency Fund, Imago Dei Fund, and Mighty Ally. Esther lives in Kenya with her family of 5.