An Institution Built for This Moment
Founded in 2017. Operating across three continents. Solving the problems the 4th Industrial Revolution creates and the ones it inherited.
How We Got Here
The Institute for Human Advancement was founded in 2017 as the Global Development Institute with a conviction that the most important problems facing humanity are interconnected — and that solving them requires an institution willing to operate across all of them simultaneously.
Most organizations choose one lane. They are either research institutions or service providers. Either funders or operators. They work domestically or internationally. They serve individuals or systems. IHA rejects these false choices.
Today, IHA operates across six program verticals — AI education, workforce development, leadership formation, venture studios, healthcare innovation, and research — with active partnerships on three continents and a growing portfolio of programs, publications, and enterprises.
Three Entities. One Mission.
Each entity serves a distinct function. Together, they form a self-reinforcing institutional ecosystem.
Institute for Human Advancement
Research, program design, thought leadership, and direct programming. Produces the knowledge and operates the programs.
Uplift Communities
Workforce development and direct service for underserved populations. Current flagship: government-funded healthcare workforce program serving 60+ students.
DeepFutures Capital
Targeting $50M. Deploys capital to scale healthcare ventures, technology companies, and enterprises in underserved and emerging markets.
Who Leads IHA
Lorenzo A. Daughtry-Chambers
Founder & CEO
Kingsborough Community College Foundation Board member. Leading IHA's mission to build institutional infrastructure for human advancement across six program verticals and three continents.
By the Numbers
501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization