Elizabeth Barajas-Román is the President and CEO of the Women’s Funding Network, the world’s largest philanthropic alliance for gender equity and justice.

Prior to her current position, she served as CEO of the Solidago Foundation and held key roles at The Pew Charitable Trusts and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health. Elizabeth is active in several advisory boards, including the Ida B. Wells Society. She was appointed by the Massachusetts Treasurer to the state’s Economic Empowerment Trust Fund Board and the Advisory Board on Wage Equality. An alumnus and Trustee of Oberlin College, she also holds a master’s degree in international policy from Harvard University. Elizabeth was named one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in U.S. Philanthropy,” by Inside Philanthropy, a leading publication in the nonprofit sector. Her insights have also appeared in U.S. and global publications including USA Today, The Hill, Marie Claire, Health Affairs, Stanford Social Innovation Review, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Nonprofit Quarterly, Inside Philanthropy, and Alliance Magazine.