About me
As Omni Institute’s first Head of Innovation, Dr. Holen Hirsh leads the organization’s efforts to build new tools, expand services, and explore forward-thinking pathways that help clients and communities drive lasting social change. Her work focuses on reimagining how social science can evolve, while maintaining rigor and deep respect for communities and their resources.
Throughout her tenure at Omni, including as Vice President of Research, Holen has shaped Omni’s approach to evidence-based learning, organizational strategy, and community-centered evaluation. She brings a rare combination of deep expertise and drive to think bigger, grounding work in her research training and more than a decade of applied experience as a member of Omni’s research and evaluation team.
Under Holen’s leadership, Omni’s innovation program is reimagining how research and evaluation can take a step forward to meet the moment. By testing new technologies and delivery models, she is building pathways that make data more actionable, strategies more adaptable, and change more scalable across communities.
