Neha Dalal

Lecturer in Management
Neha Dalal

Bio

Neha Dalal cares about scaling opportunity through solutions spanning poverty, education, health, justice, and more. She is focused on how we make our systems for change work better, whether philanthropy, government, or business.

Neha currently serves as vice president at Jasper Ridge Partners, where she advises ultra-high net worth families on their philanthropy and other impact goals. Previously, she worked in government, including serving three US presidents at the White House Council of Economic Advisers and on a presidential transition team; impact investing, including co-leading the Stanford GSB Impact Fund; philanthropy, including at the Gates Foundation; and education, including work in seven countries.

Neha has been invited to speak, write, and judge for national and international forums. She’s been featured in publications including The New York Times, Forbes, The Hill, Poets & Quants, Women in VC, and Silicon Valley Business Journal.

Academic Degrees

  • MBA & Certificate in Public Management and Social Innovation, Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2021
  • SM in Applied Mathematics with a focus in Economics, Harvard University, 2016
  • AB in Applied Mathematics with a focus in Education, Harvard College, 2016

Awards and Honors

  • Silicon Valley Business Journal Women of Influence, 2023
  • Frances & Arjay Miller Prize in Social Innovation Leadership, 2021
  • Miller Social Change Leadership Award, 2021
  • Stanford Community Impact Award, 2021
  • U.S. Youth Working Group to the United Nations Chair, 2019–20
  • Forbes 30 Under 30, 2018
  • World Economic Forum Global Shaper, 2018

Service to the Profession

Board Service

    • Advisory Board Member, P150, 2024–present

    Volunteer Judge

      • Stanford GSB Impact Small Grants prize / Impact Design Immersion Fellowship, 2021–22 / 2024
      • Lever for Change & MacKenzie Scott’s $250m Yield Giving open call, 2023
      • GSV Cup, 2020–22

      Professional Experience

      • Vice President Philanthropic & Impact Advisory, Jasper Ridge Partners, 2021–present
      • Co-Chief Investment Officer / Investor, Stanford GSB Impact Fund, 2019–21
      • K-12 Education & Pathways Teams, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 2020
      • Investor, Innovations for Impact, 2020
      • Economic Area Agency Review Team, Biden-Harris Transition Team, 2020–21
      • Program & Operations Coordinator, The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS), 2018–19
      • Research Director, College Movement, 2017
      • Staff Economist / Research Economist / Intern, White House Council of Economic Advisers, 2015–17
      • Research Assistant, Raj Chetty, 2013–16 (intermittent)