Stanford Impact Labs

Stanford University

Partnering with communities to put social science to work for society

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Blog / May 22 2025

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Partnering with communities to put social science to work for society

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We provide financial capital, professional training, thought partnership, and mentoring to help turn evidence and experience into purposeful work that benefits society.

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Our Portfolio

Stanford Impact Labs has made 45 investments in impact labs.
We have invested $33.4M in research for impact.
The impact labs we invest in, and the fellows we support, have a combined 149 partners across sectors.

Stanford Impact Labs is co-led by an executive director and faculty leadership. Our core team of professional staff run our competitive investment process and programs, manage operations, and provide resources and support to faculty, students, and partners.

Shelley Correll

Interim Faculty Co-Director; Professor, Sociology

Interim Faculty Co-Director; Professor, Communication

Executive Director

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