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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)

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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).

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Also attended Columbia | SIPA92

MarioPartner at Hummingbird VenturesMarissa SterlingSenior Platform Associate at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESKatie ChoiInvestor at Chaac VenturesNick AlbaneseVP, Research & Strategy and Investment Associate at The Westly GroupMadi JacoxPrincipal at Dorm RoomRoy WiesnerPartner at aMoon

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Also attended Columbia Business School Executive Education10

Herme EdolmoCFO at G Vision CapitalAnne-Marie PackwoodVP of Finance and Operations at Siddhi CapitalLawrence Van HelleputteAssociate at Droia VenturesJoey D. BarnettPartner at Ventura CapitalJackson ScoresbyAssociate at PHX VenturesMohammed Al-SajwaniHead of Investor Relations at Phaze Ventures

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Also attended Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health16

Dharan KadiyalaAssociate Director, Market Research at Deerfield Management CompanyRachael NeumannCo-Founder at Flying Fox VenturesMorgan LatailladeSeae Ventures Fellow at Seae VenturesMichael LudwigPartner at HLM Investment PartnersPrithvi AddepalliFellow, Healthcare & Life Sciences at BravenTheodore WitekSpecial Advisor at Lumira Ventures

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Also attended Princeton University922

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 StanfordCat WuInvestor at Index VenturesAndrewAdvisor at Clear Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation32

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 CapitalWilliam BarryHead of Energy Strategy at ARCH Emerging Markets Partners

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Also worked at Chief148

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

Bryan MabryPartner at New North VenturesDarius NassiryVice President, Climate Resilience and Sustainability at WSP USA at Nomadic Venture PartnersCarolyn EdelsteinFounder at OpenBiomeJessica MenonFounder at EquiloKatie Trauth TaylorChief Executive Officer at Narratize

Also worked at United Nations167

Michela PudduSenior Investment Manager - Sustainable Materials and Circularity at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMuna AbuSulaymanFounder & Managing Partner at Transform Capital ManagementMadi JacoxPrincipal at Dorm RoomJohn YangInvestor at Riverwood CapitalMirja HitzemannScaleup Success Manager at Partech VenturesAnna ShenMarketing at Raiven

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