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Bethany Aquilina Brez

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Vice President, Office of Foreign Policy at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

Brazil

Experience

  1. U.S. International Development Finance CorporationVice Presidentcurrent2026 — present
  2. U.S. International Development Finance CorporationActing Vice President, Office of Foreign Policy2025 — 2026
  3. Prosper AfricaChief of Staff2024
  4. U.S. International Development Finance CorporationManaging Director, Strategy Execution2021 — 2023Washington, DC
  5. ChiefMember2021 — 2023
  6. Millennium Challenge CorporationActing Deputy Chief of Staff2021Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  7. Millennium Challenge CorporationSenior Advisor to the CEO2019 — 2021Washington, DC
  8. Millennium Challenge CorporationSenior Policy Advisor2016 — 2019Washington, D.C.
  9. Millennium Challenge CorporationSenior Policy Officer2014 — 2016Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  10. Millennium Challenge CorporationPolicy Officer2012 — 2014Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  11. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsStrategic Planning Officer2010 — 2011New York, NY
  12. United NationsConsultant2005 — 2008New York, NY/Khartoum, Sudan/Nairobi, Kenya/Kampala, Uganda

Skills & more

Business DevelopmentOperations ManagementStrategic Partnerships1Change ManagementImpact Investing1Social Impact1Policy Analysis5International Relations2Government2International Development4Public Policy4Program Management2
+11 morePublic HealthPoliticsForeign PolicyBudget ManagementData GovernanceOrganizational EffectivenessProject ManagementManagementStrategyStrategic PlanningCapacity Building

From Bethany's professional profile.

Colleagues at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

Arjun Kumar
Chief Information Officer, WELL Health Technologies Corp. at WELL Ventures
Ben Black
Chief Executive Officer at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
Benjamin Friedmann
Vice President, Office of External Affairs at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
Biniam Yohannes
Managing Director - Catalyst Principal Partners at KawiSafi Ventures
Caroline Vik
Chief Policy Officer at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
Christof Baumgärtner
Operating Partner at Planven Entrepreneur Ventures
Christopher P. Vincze
Chairman and CEO, TRC Companies, Inc. at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
Conor Coleman
Chief of Staff and Head of Investments at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

Frequently asked questions

Who is Bethany Aquilina Brez?
Vice President, Office of Foreign Policy at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
Where does Bethany Aquilina Brez work?
Bethany Aquilina Brez is Vice President, Office of Foreign Policy at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).
Where did Bethany Aquilina Brez go to school?
Bethany Aquilina Brez studied at Columbia | SIPA (MIA, International Affairs); Columbia Business School Executive Education (Impact Investing); Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health (MPH, Public Health).

Same school

Also attended Columbia | SIPA79

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Also attended Columbia Business School Executive Education12

Herme EdolmoCFO at G Vision CapitalAnne-Marie PackwoodVP of Finance and Operations at Siddhi CapitalLawrence Van HelleputteAssociate at Droia VenturesRyoko NozawaSenior Director at Empire State Development – New York VenturesJoey D. BarnettPartner at Ventura CapitalJackson ScoresbyAssociate at PHX Ventures

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Also attended Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health12

Rachael NeumannCo-Founder at Flying Fox VenturesMorgan LatailladeSeae Ventures Fellow at Seae VenturesMichael LudwigPartner at HLM Investment PartnersSiobhain CoburnHead of Finance, Operations at Oak FoundationPrithvi AddepalliFellow, Healthcare & Life Sciences at BravenStephen DugganChief Financial Officer at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

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Also attended Princeton University710

Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of AnthropicFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordKJ SidberryInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)AndrewAdvisor at Clear Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation34

Jessica (Bartos) ThomasPartner at Notion CapitalJohn OnwualuInvestment Partner at Flourish VenturesSantiago RalloInvestor at HeadlineDavid MathewsonPartner/COO & Chief Compliance Officer at Quona CapitalNoah LernerVice President at Spring Lane CapitalDereck GreySenior Vice President at Caliber

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Also worked at Prosper Africa1

Stephen DugganChief Financial Officer at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

Also worked at Chief92

Hans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalKen ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystLiz FoxProduct Marketing and Communications at In-Q-TelJesse MiddletonGeneral Partner at Flybridge Capital PartnersRobin LiInvestor at GGV CapitalSaydeah HowardCo-founder & Managing Partner at Cherryrock Capital

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Also worked at Millennium Challenge Corporation5

Alan PatricofChairperson & Co-Founder at Primetime PartnersBryan MabryPartner at New North VenturesDarius NassiryVice President, Climate Resilience and Sustainability at WSP USA at Nomadic Venture PartnersStephen DugganChief Financial Officer at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)Carolyn EdelsteinFounder at OpenBiome