# People ## expand\_more Harvard Impact Labs is led by faculty co-directors and an executive director, with guidance and support from a distinguished group of Harvard faculty advisors from schools across the University. While we are University-wide in our scope and governance, our staff is based at Harvard Kennedy School. Open all sections Close all sections ### Faculty Co-Directors expand\_more [### James Kim ](https://www.gse.harvard.edu/directory/faculty/james-kim)Co-Faculty Director, Harvard Impact Labs Professor of Education ![James Kim](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/james-kim.jpg?itok=z-5MfzO6) [### Jeffrey Liebman ](https://scholar.harvard.edu/jeffreyliebman)Co-Faculty Director, Harvard Impact Labs Professor of Social Policy ![Jeff Liebman](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/Liebman_Jeffrey.jpg?itok=fE1A6IHa) [### Amanda Pallais ](https://pallais.scholars.harvard.edu/)Co-Faculty Director, Harvard Impact Labs Professor of Economics ![Amanda Pallais](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/Amanda%20Pallais.jpg?itok=0HFTLYtn) ### Faculty Advisors expand\_more [### Danielle Allen ](https://scholar.harvard.edu/danielleallen/home)University Professor ![Danielle Allen](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/melissa_fall_2023_shot_2_cropped.png?itok=J5fPfYVK) [### Sara Bleich ](https://hsph.harvard.edu/profile/sara-naomi-bleich/)Professor of Public Health Policy ![Sara Bleich](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/Sara%20Bleich_1.jpg?itok=jpa-Kkom) [### Raj Chetty ](https://rajchetty.com/)Professor of Economics ![Raj Chetty](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/RajChetty.png?itok=ENuBmt2c) [### Jessica Cohen ](https://hsph.harvard.edu/profile/jessica-l-cohen/)Professor of Health Economics ![Jessica Cohen](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/Jessica%20Cohen%20Headshot.jpg?itok=Xgki8TwY) [### Andrew Crespo ](https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/andrew-m-crespo/)Professor of Law ![Andrew Manuel Crespo](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/Crespo.png?itok=GeX9XShl) [### David Cutler ](https://cutler.scholars.harvard.edu/)Professor of Applied Economics ![David Cutler](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/cutler_david_headshot.jpg?itok=ioCKF_BC) [### Ryan Enos ](https://www.ryandenos.com/)Professor of Government ![Ryan Enos](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/Enos.jpg?itok=Nb2SHg5H) [### Edward Glaeser ](https://scholar.harvard.edu/glaeser/home)Professor of Economics ![Edward Glaeser](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/glaeserphoto2022.jpg?itok=ttCZ1I-P) [### Sharad Goel ](https://5harad.com/)Professor of Public Policy ![Sharad Goel](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/goel-profile.jpg?h=59ffb0e1&itok=u_6tM0lD) [### Jim Greiner ](https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/d-james-greiner/)Professor of Public Law ![Jim Greiner](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/Greiner%20Headshot.jpg?h=1c6f1222&itok=gTJ7jc4c) [### Rema Hanna ](https://remahanna.scholars.harvard.edu/)Professor of South-East Asia Studies ![Rema Hanna](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/Faculty_Hanna_Rema.jpg?itok=o1PHnUfF) [### Gordon Hanson ](https://gordonhanson.scholars.harvard.edu/)Professor in Urban Policy ![Gordon Hanson](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/faculty_hanson_gordon_ms66-2.jpg?itok=FooNTgU-) [### Jennifer Hochschild ](https://scholar.harvard.edu/jlhochschild)Professor of Government and Professor of African and African American Studies ![Jennnifer Hochschild](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/J%20Hochschild.jpg?itok=rIFSoZwY) [### Thomas Kane ](https://www.gse.harvard.edu/directory/faculty/thomas-kane)Professor of Education and Economics ![Thomas Kane](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/thomas-kane-71512%20copy.png?itok=JOemRMjT) [### Lawrence Katz ](https://lkatz.scholars.harvard.edu/)Professor of Economics ![Lawrence Katz](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/Katz2.jpg?itok=Fb_ozcE5) [### Jerold Kayden ](https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/person/jerold-s-kayden/)Professor of Urban Planning and Design ![Jerold Kayden](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/jerold-kayden.jpg?itok=NKKw27GM) [### Karim Lakhani ](https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=240491)Professor of Business Administration ![Karim Lakhani](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/Lakhani.jpeg?itok=Qgb8KcNE) [### Matthew Nock ](https://psychology.fas.harvard.edu/people/matthew-k-nock)Professor of Psychology ![Matthew Nock](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/Nock%20edited.jpg?itok=h0KlLu3T) [### Todd Rogers ](https://toddrogers.scholars.harvard.edu/)Professor of Public Policy ![Todd Rogers](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-04/todd-rogers_0-257x300-1.jpg?itok=AcDFGOHh) [### Robert Sampson ](https://sampson.scholars.harvard.edu/)University Professor ![Robert Sampson](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/SampsonHeadshot.jpg?itok=JFrkHopQ) [### Daniel Schneider ](https://scholar.harvard.edu/dschneider)Professor of Social Policy and Professor of Sociology ![Danny Schneider](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/Faculty_Schneider_Daniel_MS31_R.jpg?itok=pK0SJhsD) [### Sandra Susan Smith ](https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty/sandra-susan-smith)Professor of Criminal Justice and Professor of Sociology ![Sandra Susan Smith](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-04/NA_Smith_Sandra-Susan_Inline_300x.jpg?itok=EwCs6Z-x) [### Martin West ](https://www.gse.harvard.edu/directory/faculty/martin-west)Professor of Education ![Martin West](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/martin-west1.png?itok=BO9cfqpP) ### Staff expand\_more [### Pauline Abernathy ](/people/pauline-abernathy)Executive Director, Harvard Impact Labs Pauline Abernathy is the founding Executive Director of Harvard Impact Labs and brings deep experience bridging scholarship, policy, and practice from senior roles in nonprofits, philanthropy, and government. She previously held key roles at The Institute... ![Pauline Abernathy](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-03/Pauline.jpeg?itok=irE_qPoW) [### Eliza Novick ](/people/eliza-novick)Associate Director, Harvard Impact Labs Eliza Novick is Associate Director at Harvard Impact Labs, bringing over a decade of experience in program leadership, operations, and startup experience to the team. Previously, she served as Director at the Shah Family Foundation, where she led... ![Headshot of Eliza Novick](/sites/g/files/omnuum8861/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/IMG_4508.jpg?itok=Tw4Wprge)