Stories
Stories
Transforming the way the social sector innovates, learns, and improves
To help eradicate poverty worldwide, Esther Hsu Wang (MBA 2009, MPA 2010) aims to ensure that the $630 billion spent annually in international development goes toward programs that work. Wang cofounded IDinsight to inform decisions based on rigorous evidence. IDinsight collaborates with governments, NGOs, foundations, and other international development organizations, to enable more effective decision-making.
IDinsight has offices in three countries and works across a diverse set of development sectors. In India, IDinsight is helping to improve a $200 million governance and nutrition program. In Zambia and Uganda, it partnered with the Clinton Health Access Initiative and the Ministries of Health to test new policies in HIV, malaria, and maternal health. IDinsight has also worked in Cambodia and Rwanda and in other sectors such as education, energy, and agriculture.
The fee-for-service nonprofit conducts field research, oversees data collection and processing, and presents clients with key findings, program implications, and implementation recommendations and tools. “The data we generate helps managers make the best decisions, improve their work, and maximize their impact on populations in need,” says Wang. IDinsight also advises on impact measurement and innovative learning for social-sector partners.
(Published April 2014)
Support the next generation of leaders Make a gift nowPost a Comment
Related Stories
-
- 11 Jan 2021
- HBS Alumni News
Strengthening Democracy
-
- 18 Dec 2020
- HBS News
Progress Update on Racial Equity Plan
-
- 09 Dec 2020
- New York Times
How to Fix America
Re: Kwame Owusu-Kesse (MBA 2012); Bill Ackman (MBA 1992); Prithwiraj Choudhury (Lumry Family Associate Professor of Business Administration) -
- 18 Nov 2020
- HBS Alumni News
Networking Goes Truly Global; Confronting Institutional Racism with Case Method Webinar
Re: Charles Lazarevic (AMP 161); Kathy Murray (AMP 112); Alexa McCulloch (MBA 1999); Ivy Jack (MBA 2004); Holly Fetter (MBA 2020); Joseph B. Fuller (Professor of Management Practice); Reshmaan N. Hussam (Assistant Professor of Business Administration); William R. Kerr (Dimitri V. D'Arbeloff - MBA Class of 1955 Professor of Business Administration Unit Head, Entrepreneurial Management); By: Margie Kelley
Stories Featuring Esther Wang
-
- 04 Sep 2019
- HBS Alumni Bulletin
A Measured Approach
Re: Paul Wang (MBA 2011); Esther Wang (MBA 2009); By: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov -
- 01 Mar 2013
- Alumni Stories
Making Change
Re: Elizabeth Scharpf (MBA 2007); Esther Wang (MBA 2009); Sidhant Jena (MBA 2011); Darren Brehm (MBA 2007); Rakhi Mehra (MBA 2009); Abby Falik (MBA 2008); Brian Elliot (MBA 2008); By: Margie Kelley -
- 01 Jun 2012
- Alumni Stories
Social Enterprise Start-Ups Recognized for Bold Ideas
Re: Esther Wang (MBA 2009); Sidhant Jena (MBA 2011); Paul Wang (MBA 2011)
