George Serafeim is the Faculty Chair of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Project and the Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He has taught courses in the MBA, executive education and doctoral programs, and is currently teaching the elective course “Reimagining Capitalism: Business and Big Problems” in the MBA curriculum, which received the Ideas Worth Teaching Award from the Aspen Institute and the Grand Page Prize. He has presented his research in over 60 countries around the world, including to world leaders in government and business at events such as the World Economic Forum at Davos and the Aspen Ideas Festival. He ranks among the top 20 most popular authors out of over 12,000 business authors on the Social Science Research Network.

Rob is the Program Director and Senior Researcher for Multi-Faculty Sustainability and Impact Investing Special Projects, including The Impact-Weighted Accounts Project, the Social Impact Collaboratory, and the Project on Impact Investments at Harvard Business School. Previously, Rob was a Vice President at Goldman Sachs where he had roles in Investment Product Innovation, Strategy & Development, Alternative Investment Strategies, and Private Wealth Management. Rob has consulted with the National MS Society and the World Wildlife Fund and was a 2019 Three Cairns Climate Fellow focused on mitigating the environmental effects of charcoal use in Mozambique. Rob received his MBA from Columbia Business School in the Executive Program where he concentrated on Social Enterprise and Impact Investing, graduating Deans Honors with Distinction (top 10%). He was featured in Poets and Quants annual 100 Best & Brightest Executive MBAs list. Rob is the 2019 recipient of the Carson Family Changemaker Award which recognizes commitment to the field of social enterprise. Rob earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Georgetown University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.

David Freiberg is the Project Manager for the Impact-Weighted Accounts Project at Harvard Business School. Previously, David worked as a Research Associate focusing on corporate performance and societal impact. His work addresses the societal issues of climate change, corporate purpose, inequality, resource scarcity and automation in the context of accounting standards, target setting, corporate structure, asset allocation and innovation. Additionally, his research examines how investors across asset classes utilize sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) data to make investment decisions to achieve both superior risk-adjusted returns and sustained societal impact. David has contributed to work published in top academic journals and has authored numerous Harvard Business School case studies on a wide variety of topics and industries. David graduated from Middlebury College, where he studied Economics (Honors) and graduated Cum Laude.

Katie is a Research Associate for the Impact-Weighted Accounts Project. Prior to joining the team, she worked with accelerators, social enterprises, institutional investors, and field-building organizations addressing global challenges through market-based approaches. Katie’s earlier work included HIV prevention and control, global health finance, and human resources for health. She earned a Master of International Business from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, and a Bachelor’s from Brown University where she focused on Development Studies and Global Health. Katie is driven by the IWA’s goal to think creatively and rigorously about the integration of impact metrics within corporate financial accounts, and believes the project will contribute to adoptable and scalable solutions.

Dong Gi (DG) Park is a researcher for the Impact-Weighted Accounts Project at Harvard Business School. Previously, DG was a financial analyst at M&T Bank, where he completed the year-long management development program. DG earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Asian Studies from Williams College, graduating Cum Laude with the Linen Senior Prize in Asian Studies. Conversationally fluent in English, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese, DG aspires to be a global business leader who focuses on delivering concrete solutions to improve the quality of life for marginalized populations.

Katie is a Research Associate for the Impact-Weighted Accounts Project. Previously, Katie was a Senior Consultant at Oliver Wyman. Her project experience has included work in promoting healthier consumer purchasing behavior with over twenty retailers and manufacturers as well as data migration and project management for post-merger integrations in aviation. As a Fellow with TechnoServe Ethiopia, Katie created the organization’s in-country environmental strategy and promoted farmer livelihood interventions that reduced deforestation of the last indigenous forest in Ethiopia. Katie attended Dartmouth College where she was magna cum laude and earned the Lewis H. Haney Prize for Best Thesis in Economics. She graduated with High Honors with a B.A. in Economics in 2016.