Our work is grounded in the idea that people hold complex identities. We try to meet people where they are.
People are experts in their own lives. We involve and prioritize those closest to the issues.
We have a strong bias towards action. No idea survives first contact with the real world.
Being uncomfortable is often a necessary component of learning and growth.
Things will go sideways. We adapt, adjust, and continue.
Blue Ridge Labs@Robin Hood is a program of Robin Hood – New York’s largest poverty-fighting organization.
The Labs program was launched from inside the Blue Ridge Foundation New York to build upon its 15 year legacy of transforming ideas into organizations. In 2015, we became a part of Robin Hood to expand our reach and impact.
The Blue Ridge Labs team specializes in creating and supporting early-stage social tech ventures (both for-profit and nonprofit). Alums of our Catalyst program have been named Echoing Green Fellows, raised rounds from prominent venture capitalists, received funding from major philanthropic institutions, been featured in NYTimes, Forbes, and more. Most importantly, the alumni of our programs help hundreds of thousands of people every day.
Allison Moomey is the Senior Program Manager, Ventures at Blue Ridge Labs. In this role she manages the Catalyst program, which supports entrepreneurs to grow early stage ideas into full-fledged, sustainable organizations that tackle economic inequality. She also manages the Blue Ridge Labs Follow-on Fund, a fund to support Catalyst alumni ventures that is expected to launch in late 2020.
Prior to her role at Blue Ridge Labs, Allison was a Senior Management Consultant at Robin Hood, where she supported community partners through strategy, technology, and other capacity-building initiatives. Before joining Robin Hood, she worked at McKinsey & Company, where she spent time as both a generalist consultant and as the US Manager for Generation, a workforce development nonprofit McKinsey launched in 2014. Before her time in consulting, she worked as a Kiva Fellow and Teach for America Corps Member. She holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management and BS in International Business from Pepperdine University.
Bill has been the technical cofounder for two successful tech startups, from generating and refining the product through building and leading a team to execute the vision. In his free time, when he's not hacking on the latest tech, Bill likes to build wooden boats with his Dad, sail, and practice hot yoga.