David Goodman

David Goodman, PhD. is an Independent Consultant working on the Philanthropy Data Commons to assist in the development and management of the collaborative governance framework that enables organizations to equitably and responsibly share data to solve collective issues across the social sector. David is a data, measurement, evaluation, and governance expert, who uses his experience in the public, private, academic, and philanthropic sectors to assist organizations and collaborations to better understand, use, integrate, govern, and share data to achieve individual and collective goals. David is also the VP of Learning and Impact at DARO and was previously the VP of Data Trusts at Brighthive, the Director of Impact at Fluxx Labs, the Director of Learning and Impact at the Houston Endowment, Managing Director of Data Governance at Teach For America, Researcher for Edvance and the Texas Education Agency. David holds a PhD in political science from Rice University in Houston, Texas and often consults on policy, data, measurement, and governance issues for various state, regional, and national initiatives.