Heather King

Vice President of Verification and Chief Ontologist, Impact Genome

Heather King, PhD is a leader in impact science and the advancement of data-driven strategies to accelerate meaningful social change. As Vice President of Registry Services at the Impact Genome Registry, she leads the development and governance of standardized taxonomies across twelve domains of social impact and oversees the integrity of the impact verification process—helping shift the social sector from anecdote-driven decision-making to transparent, comparable, evidence-based outcomes. Her work centers on building the infrastructure that enables funders, governments, and nonprofits to understand not just whether programs work, but why, for whom, and under what conditions.