Social impact innovator and strategist.

Nate specializes in creating lasting social change by both mobilizing talent to defy prevailing orthodoxies, while also helping shape the very systems that impede a prosperous and equitable world for all.

Nate has worked in over 10 countries with marketplace leaders in the public, private, and non-profit sectors.

Nate serves as a Partner at The Bridgespan Group, a social impact consultancy helping donors, non-profits, and impact investors catalyze transformative systems change. He is also an Adjunct Professor and Lecturer at Georgetown University, where he pioneered a open-sourced course called Building a Social Impact Consciousness. Nate is also a Class 4 Fellow of the Civil Society Fellowship, a partnership of the Aspen Institute and the ADL.

Prior he served as the Chief Strategy and Social Innovation Officer of the Beeck Center, an experiential hub to incubate emergent ideas in the social impact space, housed at Georgetown University. He oversaw the Center’s differentiated approach to social innovation and scale, while also leading its impact tracking and growth initiatives. Nate served in numerous roles at the Beeck Center including as Managing Director and a year-stint as interim Executive Director.

Before Beeck, Nate served as founding Deputy Director at the Centre for Public Impact (CPI), a not-for-profit foundation funded by The Boston Consulting Group. CPI is dedicated to improving the positive impact of governments and partners around the world. Nate helped launch and direct CPI's program work in North America focused on city innovation, economic mobility, and government legitimacy.

Previously, Nate helped launch Deloitte Consulting's Social Impact strategy practice, where he helped marketplace leaders utilize their core competencies to maximize their positive social impact. 

Nate has advised over 50 social entrepreneurs through his pioneering work with Halcyon, a premier social enterprise incubator in DC, and has served as a mentor through Deloitte’s work with Obama’s flagship Young African Leaders Initiative and Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative with the State Department. He has also worked at Acumen’s global portfolio team sourcing and evaluating deals as well as other impact investing funds. Nate has also designed innovative financing schemes and blended finance initiatives working with multilateral banks and foundations to create sustainable social impact and build stronger entrepreneurial ecosystems.

He has numerous publications in sources such as Stanford Social Innovation Review, Business Insider, and Fortune. Nate has also spoken and conducted research on the “purpose-driven professional” and the connection between social impact and talent development.

He has an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a BS in Systems Engineering with High Honors from the University of Virginia. Nate also has a Certificate in Executive Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University as an Associate Certified Coach and member of the International Coaching Federation. He also has been trained as a Positive Intelligence Coach.

Past Interview Highlights

Podcast: Dreaming in Color

Creating New Narratives About Leadership - Nate Wong: Unlearning to Lead

The equitable future we seek requires celebrating the genius of today’s leaders of color. In Dreaming in Color, hear from champions in the charge for equity and justice. Hosted by Bridgespan Partner Darren Isom, this podcast offers leaders of color space to share how they have leveraged their unique assets and abilities to embrace excellence, drive impact, and more fully define what success looks like. Listen to podcast →

Deloitte 2015 Global Report: VIDEO

Video: Building careers that matter

Watch Deloitte Global CEO Punit Renjen highlight Nate's storied career from the flavelas of Brazil to launching the US Social Impact Practice, explaining how Deloitte helps its people build careers that matter. Watch video →

Deloitte 2015 Global Report

Helping purpose-driven talent thrive: "You can change the world and have a business career"

The concept of pursuing maximum financial, social, and environmental impacts has gained traction throughout the Deloitte network. “This has provided more opportunities for purpose-driven professionals to pursue personal pursuits while working within the corporate world.” Nate Wong is one of those people. Wong, a Deloitte US manager in the Social Impact Strategy practice, once spent two weeks in Brazil working with a nonprofit group that serves disadvantaged youth in poverty-stricken favelas. The experience sparked an interest in international development that made him question his career path. “I actually thought about leaving my consulting job, until I realized I could pursue my passions and remain with Deloitte US,” Wong says.  Read more →

Consulting Magazine

Prepare for Impact: Deloitte's Social Impact Practice blazing new trails

On September 29, Deloitte Consulting launched a brand new Social Impact Practice during UN General Assembly Week. The new offerings, the firm says, will help clients create business value while driving positive societal change. Consulting recently caught up with O’Dwyer and Nate Wong, a manager with Deloitte Consulting’s social impact practice to discuss the new practice and its potential impact, both internally at Deloitte and externally with clients. Read Q&A →

Accounting Today

Voices: Deloitte Social Impact Practice Helps Clients Tackle Societal Challenges

“A lot of Millennials want to connect to the work they are doing, but they also want to align with brands that have a more holistic view towards social change and climate change,” said Nate Wong, a manager in Deloitte’s social impact practice. “There’s a recognition that the landscape has changed dramatically with social media and technology. That really promotes accountability and transparency. If anything, there’s been a huge shift in the corporate sphere where social impact is not just a PR play or a ‘nice to have.’ It’s really an imperative.” Read rest of the interview →