NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

Dana Gorodetsky is a senior project manager on the grants management team at the William Davidson Institute. Dana brings experience managing programs, projects and grants at both international development organizations and at local nonprofits.

At MIT, Dana coordinated the MIT D-Lab Practical Impact Alliance, a social impact membership group of international NGO, corporate, startup and government stakeholders working on collaborative, market-based solutions to global poverty issues. She also developed proposals and managed grants for initiatives and faculty across MIT. Dana also has consulted for a number of domestic NGOs and small companies in the areas of resource development, project management and communications.

Dana has international fieldwork experience in Colombia, Zambia, and the Dominican Republic. She holds an EdM in Education Leadership and Policy from Boston University, and a BA in Organizational Studies and Program in the Environment from the University of Michigan.