Omar Woodard

Affiliation: Philanthropy & Impact Investing Professional, 26North
Current term: Sep. 2021 - Aug. 2024
Board member since: 2018

Omar is a Philanthropy and Impact Investor at 26North, a next-generation, integrated, multi-asset class investment platform.

Previously, Omar Woodard was Vice President at Results for America, where he advised state and local governments on shifting public dollars to programs that work, and helped communities across the U.S. implement collaborative approaches using data and evidence. Before joining Results for America, Omar served for five years as the Executive Director of GreenLight Fund Philadelphia, where he managed a portfolio of investments to support families, and boost educational attainment and jobs in the city.

Before his time at GreenLight, Omar worked for more than a decade in venture philanthropy, management consulting, and foreign and U.S. government relations. From 2011-2014 he was a principal at Venture Philanthropy Partners where he co-managed a $20 million portfolio including a $10 million investment from the federal Social Innovation Fund. Widely recognized for his expertise in nonprofit board governance, Omar is a board member of the Philanthropy Network of Greater Philadelphia, the Global Philadelphia Association, the Maternity Care Coalition, and the Girard College Foundation. He is a Fellow at the Institute for Emerging Health Professions at Thomas Jefferson University, a Fellow at the Association of Black Foundation Executives, and received the Hansjoerg Wyss Award for Social Enterprise from Harvard Business School.

Omar received an MPA in nonprofit management and governance, and a BA in International Affairs (Economics, Arabic) with a minor in public policy, both from the George Washington University, where he was a Presidential Fellow and Student Body President. He holds an executive education certificate in nonprofit governance from Harvard Business School.