Gwen Hopkins
Acting Finance Director and Director of Human Resources, Culture, and Wellbeing
Gwen Hopkins has spent the past 18+ years delivering strategic, efficient, values-aligned operations to make social sector work effective, equitable, and joyful. Before joining Change Matrix, she spent nine years leading HR, finance, and compliance work at DataKind and Global Health Corps, working with global teams of 25-35 to maximize the impact of mission-driven partners through increased access to talent, data, and information.
Gwen is passionate about helping social sector organizations embody the world they’re working to build, embedding our values in every aspect of what we do. She lives in the Finger Lakes near her hometown of Rochester, NY with her partner and their rescue dog, Bean.













