Daryn Dodson is Managing Director at Illumen Capital, the world's first private equity firm dedicated to reducing implicit bias across financial markets to unlock returns and impact. Illumen Capital invests in the world’s top impact fund managers and applies research-based interventions in partnership with Stanford University to help fund managers to see past bias towards race, gender to value.

Daryn previously led the Special Equities Program, as the Private Equity and Venture consultant to the Calvert Funds, the $45 billion pioneer of the impact investing field. Through this vehicle, Calvert maintains a portfolio of more than 40 funds on five continents, representing over 350 underlying portfolio companies across a range of themes including renewable energy, biotech, education technology and microfinance.

Prior to serving as a consultant to the Calvert Funds board, Daryn served as Director of University and Corporate Partnership for The Idea Village, where he created a platform engaging leading private equity firms, business schools, and Fortune 500 companies to invest in New Orleans entrepreneurs post-Hurricane Katrina. Prior to The Idea Village, Daryn built a coalition of national banks and faith-based institutions to educate Congress on reforms needed to stabilize the subprime lending market with Self-Help Credit Union.

Daryn currently serves on the Board of Directors for Ben and Jerry’s, chairing its Audit Committee. Daryn is a lecturer in general management at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Daryn earned his M.B.A. from Stanford and an A.B. in Public Policy from Duke University.