Dr. Karim Harji

Biography

Karim Harji is a practitioner, educator, and researcher focused on impact measurement and impact investing. He has worked with prominent private, public, and social sector organizations evaluating the impacts of grant-making and impact investment strategies across individual programs, complex portfolios, and ecosystem-level initiatives in emerging markets. Karim served as Co-Chair of the Impact Measurement Task Force convened by the Government of Ontario and was a member of the Impact Measurement Working Group within the G8 Social Impact Investment Task Force. Previously, he was an Advisor to the Rockefeller Foundation on social impact measurement and co-founded the Topical Interest Group on Social Impact Measurement with the American Evaluation Association. Bringing substantial experience from his role as co-founder of Purpose Capital, an impact investment advisory firm in Canada, he has led the Impact Advisory practice, advised investors on designing and implementing impact investment strategies, and authored widely-cited reports highlighting trends and challenges in the field. In addition to his roles at Oxford, he is a senior fellow at the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, where he leads capacity development programming for nonprofits and charities in impact measurement.

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