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Beth Bafford

Beth Bafford

Vice President, Syndications and Strategy

Beth leads Calvert Impact's strategy and new business development efforts to build financial products and services that accelerate private capital for the benefit of communities in the US and around the world. She leads the organization’s syndications and structuring practice and oversees corporate strategy, communications and impact management and measurement. Beth serves on the Advisory Board for the CASE Initiative on Impact Investing (CASEi3) at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, the Investment Committee for the Aaron and Lillie Straus Foundation, the Impact Investment Committee for the Baltimore Community Foundation, the Advisory Board of Higher Ground Labs, and the Board of Founders First Capital Partners. She lives in Baltimore, MD with her husband and four young children.

Before joining Calvert Impact:
Beth has enjoyed experiences across the public, private, and social sectors. Immediately prior to Calvert, she was a consultant in McKinsey & Company's D.C. office where she focused on U.S. Health Reform strategy. She has also worked as a Special Assistant at the White House Office of Management and Budget during the drafting and passage of the Affordable Care Act, as a Regional Field Director and Community Organizer on the 2008 Obama for America campaign, and as a Senior Associate at UBS Financial Services. Beth received both her BA in Public Policy and MBA in Social Entrepreneurship at Duke University.

Outside of work, Beth enjoys:
Exploring all of the playgrounds, parks, and museums that DC has to offer. Aligning her personal banking and savings with impact and begging her friends and family to do the same.

Beth's favorite travel destinations are:

  • Any beach with our family
  • Cross-country trip in an RV (haven’t made it happen yet… but someday!)

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