Igor Rubinov

Education: PhD in Anthropology from Princeton University; MA in International Development & Social Change from Clark University; MA in Anthropology from Princeton University; BA in Anthropology from Cornell University

Recent projects include: PBLWorks, Coro Northern California, JVS, Northern California Grantmakers, The James Irvine Foundation, Clean Energy Works, Equity Learning Lab, Fund for Nonviolence, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Open Society Foundations, Center for a New Economy, Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University, Boston Opportunity Agenda, United Way of Greater Cleveland, Springboard to Opportunities, CFLeads, Purpose Built Communities, Blue Meridian Partners, Beyond 12

Personal interests include: Backpacking, bicycle touring, banjo, Soviet design

Igor Rubinov is a Project Lead with Public Equity Group, where he focuses on strategy and field building for community-centered organizations and their funders. His doctoral research in anthropology examined how international development projects can be designed with communities rather than for them, a question that continues to shape how he approaches consulting.

Igor was awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship, along with other support for his work on climate adaptation in Asia. This research has led to a number of peer-reviewed articles and policy reports. He has also published on nonprofit strategy, including Efficacy Before Scale in SSIR and, most recently, "Centering Community" Starts with the Mission and Ends with the Work in Nonprofit Quarterly.

He previously cofounded Dovetail Labs, a social science consulting firm focused on ameliorating the social harms of artificial intelligence, global AI ethics, and other technologies, such as facial recognition. Prior to graduate work, Igor was a program manager and educator with nonprofits supporting underserved youth and adults with developmental disabilities.

Igor emigrated from the Soviet Union as a child and now resides in Edinburgh. He holds a BA in Anthropology from Cornell University, MA in International Development & Social Change from Clark University, and MA & PhD in Anthropology from Princeton University.