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Our Practice Areas
Justice, Equity & Economic Mobility
Dalberg’s Justice, Equity, and Economic Mobility practice is dedicated to building a more equitable and just society for all people in the United States.
About Justice, Equity & Mobility
We work with our clients and partners across the social sector to build a more equitable and just society for all people in the United States.
Our Clients
Our Expertise
Economic Opportunity
We support our clients to strengthen economic security, advance economic mobility, and ensure high quality, rewarding work, especially for underserved populations. Our work spans education, workforce development, worker’s rights, and policy supports.
Gender Equity
We help our clients advance systems where all people can live free of gendered expectations and threats. In addition to a dedicated portfolio focused on building the power of women and girls—including gender lens investing, the care economy, ending gender-based violence, and advancing sexual and reproductive health—we apply a gender equity lens to all our work.
Health Equity
We work across health and its social determinants to close disparities in health outcomes. Our health equity work seeks to increase access and affordability, ensure products and services are designed to meet community needs, bridge siloes across health and other systems of support and care, and elevate community voice and leadership in health system decision-making.
Community Development and Leadership
We recognize that advancing thriving communities requires integrated, coordinated investments across social and economic systems, and that communities themselves shuld be the ones to lead change. We help clients design and implement place-based partnerships for community development, and work to shift and build power among community leaders.
Connect with our Leaders
RACHNA SAXENA
Partner
Rachna Saxena is a Partner in the New York office of Dalberg. She founded and co-leads the firm’s US-focused Justice, Equity, and Economic Mobility Practice. She also co-leads…
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MARCUS HAYMON
Partner and Regional Director for the Americas
Marcus is the Regional Director of Dalberg’s Americas region, which spans 5 offices and 1 strategic presence across the United States and Latin America. As a Partner at Dalberg,…
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SHRUTHI JAYARAM
Partner Emerita and Senior Advisor
Shruthi Jayaram is Partner Emerita and Senior Advisor at Dalberg Advisors. Shruthi focuses on advancing gender equality and social justice, with a particular focus on structural change to…
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JOE DOUGHERTY
Partner
Joe Dougherty, a Partner at Dalberg’s San Francisco office, brings nearly three decades of experience to his role. He has served as an in-house advisor and initiative leader…
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Our work focuses on a range of topics, from strengthening equity in early childhood education, to shifting power in the philanthropic sector, to improving economic mobility through quality employment.
Protecting Women’s Health Amid Changing Support and Shrinking Safeguards: A Call to Action for Funders
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From Community Engagement to Community-Led: Best Practices for Meaningful Impact
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Unconventional Coalitions Will Shape the Future for U.S. Workers: The Role for Funders
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Mental Health in the Workplace: Perspectives from Sustainable Finance and Global Health Leaders
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Innovative Financing Models to Tackle the Affordable Housing Shortage
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National Action Plan for Adult Literacy and the Launch of ALL IN
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Self-care Innovations in the Wake of Abortion Bans: A Spotlight on Aya Contigo’s U.S. launch
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An Interview with Joe Dougherty, Partner at Dalberg Advisors
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How Digital Financial Advisory Tools Can Help Lower Income Americans Retire
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Adult Low Literacy: Opening the Book on America’s Silent Crisis
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