(Working) thesis title: 

A critical analysis of the tools and practices of the impact investing industry

Supervisor(s): 

Dr David Pinzur (Department of Sociology), Professor Jonathan Roberts (Marshall Institute), and Dr Rebecca Elliott

Thesis Abstract:

My PhD examines how leaders in tech and finance are reshaping the social impact sector by applying venture capital frameworks to early-stage organizations, investigating how these models transform conceptions of social change, social justice and use transformative technological to address social problems.