I am passionate about driving meaningful and sustainable change by helping the world’s best ideas reach the right, engaged audiences. Currently, I work as Chief Strategy Officer at data.org.
Previously the Chief Marketing and Product Officer, my portfolio includes marketing, communications, and digital product development, as well as fundraising and data.org’s global network of partnerships. I also lead programmatic work focused on women and gender that engages social impact organizations and women leaders around the world. As the executive sponsor on our global innovation challenges, I work with a team to identify and scale innovative AI solutions that accelerate economic empowerment for all.
Working at the intersection of marketing, technology, and strategy, I am passionate about leading high-performing teams to drive sustainable change and impact. I’ve been lucky to work with and for innovative organizations including Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Rockefeller Foundation, and Harvard University, where I previously served as chief digital officer.
I also hold a number of leadership and strategic advisory positions advancing technology, entrepreneurship, and impact. Current roles include: council member at Glasswing AI Ventures; advisor at Cascade AI; and board member at Solar Sister, a women-led movement to advance clean energy and empower female entrepreneurs in Africa.
A graduate of Harvard University, I remain engaged with the university and am the incoming President of the Harvard Club of New York. I divide my time between New York City and North Carolina.
Publications
2024.09
AI as an Accelerant for Good
How is AI transforming the social sector? Flying solo in the Reqless hosting chair, Paul sits down with Perry Hewitt, Chief Marketing and Product Officer for Data.org, to talk about how AI tools are enhancing the projects they support. Topics discussed include what data collection can entail in the world of global nonprofits, the impact of constraints on technological problem solving, and real examples of how AI is being used right now, from healthcare settings in India to the wildfires in Los Angeles.
2025.06
From Cambridge to Bogotá: Accelerate 2026
In 2024, in partnership with the Harvard Data Science Initiative, data.org convened global academic institutions, social impact organizations, philanthropy, and industry partners in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to discuss leveraging data and AI to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Aiming to build on its success, data.org is partnering with Pontifical Javeriana University to bring the conference to Bogotá, Colombia, in June 2026 to explore the opportunities, challenges, and pathways to advance data and AI-driven solutions for social impact in financial inclusion and public health — areas “that have a huge impact on people’s overall well-being.”
2024.10
Women are essential to drive data and AI for impact
To accelerate social impact, we need a workforce with the skills to harness the power of data and AI. Women and underrepresented communities offer our greatest potential, says data.org’s Perry Hewitt, and we leave them behind at our own risk.
2025.06
Item 2 AI as an Accelerant for Good
How is AI transforming the social sector? Flying solo in the Reqless hosting chair, Paul sits down with Perry Hewitt, Chief Marketing and Product Officer for Data.org, to talk about how AI tools are enhancing the projects they support. Topics discussed include what data collection can entail in the world of global nonprofits, the impact of constraints on technological problem solving, and real examples of how AI is being used right now, from healthcare settings in India to the wildfires in Los Angeles.
2025.09
Item 3 AI as an Accelerant for Good
How is AI transforming the social sector? Flying solo in the Reqless hosting chair, Paul sits down with Perry Hewitt, Chief Marketing and Product Officer for Data.org, to talk about how AI tools are enhancing the projects they support. Topics discussed include what data collection can entail in the world of global nonprofits, the impact of constraints on technological problem solving, and real examples of how AI is being used right now, from healthcare settings in India to the wildfires in Los Angeles.
2025.09
Item 4 AI as an Accelerant for Good
How is AI transforming the social sector? Flying solo in the Reqless hosting chair, Paul sits down with Perry Hewitt, Chief Marketing and Product Officer for Data.org, to talk about how AI tools are enhancing the projects they support. Topics discussed include what data collection can entail in the world of global nonprofits, the impact of constraints on technological problem solving, and real examples of how AI is being used right now, from healthcare settings in India to the wildfires in Los Angeles.