Daryn Dodson

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 economic value 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 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. 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.

Daryn serves on the Board of Directors for Ben & Jerry’s, where he chairs the Audit Committee and oversees the company’s impact across 35 countries. He holds an M.B.A. from Stanford and an A.B. in Public Policy from Duke University.

Daryn’s commitment to reshaping the finance sector centers on elevating historically underrepresented and overlooked entrepreneurs and advancing systemic equity. Through a longstanding partnership with Stanford SPARQ, Daryn and his team co-authored the landmark study “Unlocking Impact and Returns,” which demonstrated how implicit racial and gender bias shapes financial decision-making in the industry. This evidence-based approach directly informs Illumen Capital’s mission to drive structural change and foster a more inclusive and optimal global economy.