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Senior Fellow
2026
Michael Brown is a social impact researcher and advisor with over a decade of experience studying, evaluating, and strengthening social sector initiatives. He has authored academic papers, book chapters, white papers, and practitioner articles on topics ranging from program-related investing to the use of artificial intelligence in impact assessment. Michael is a Senior Fellow at the Wharton Impact, Value, and Sustainable Business Initiative and holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Chicago.
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Demystifying Program-Related Investing: Lessons from Recent Adopters is produced through a partnership between the Social Finance Institute, Wharton Impact at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, and the Center for High Impact Philanthropy…
