Heather Grady is a Vice President in the San Francisco team of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. She leads on funder collaboratives and oversees a portfolio of more than 40 sponsored projects in environment, climate change and cross-cutting issues including migration, public interest media, and democracy. She has overseen and advised on programs aimed at climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience. Heather also advises philanthropists and foundations on issues from grantee selection to governance of funder collaboratives. She co-founded and leads the Shifting Systems initiative that encourages funders to place longer-term, more adaptive funding with grantee partners to support them to foster systemic impact. Her perspectives and practice have been influenced by two decades living and working in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. She previously worked with the Rockefeller Foundation, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative, and Oxfam Great Britain. Heather has co-authored two books and numerous reports, articles and chapters focusing primarily on topics in philanthropy and assessment. She serves on the boards of several organizations including the Business and Human Rights Centre, Doc Society, the Wildlife Justice Commission, the Dropbox Foundation, and WINGS.