Beth Bafford

Board Member

Term Expires May 2026

Beth Bafford is Vice President of Strategy at Calvert Impact, a nonprofit financial institution that has mobilized $5 billion from over 20,000 investors in pursuit of social and environmental impact. Ms. Bafford leads Calvert’s strategy and new business development efforts to build financial products and services that accelerate private capital for the benefit of communities worldwide. Her focus is on how to unlock the traditional capital markets for good. She also leads the organization’s loan syndications and structuring practice, corporate strategy, communications, and impact management and measurement. Prior to Calvert, Ms. Bafford was a consultant in McKinsey & Company’s D.C. office where she focused on U.S. health reform strategy. She 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.