Elizabeth Barajas-Román

Elizabeth Barajas-Román is the President & CEO of the Women’s Funding Network, the largest philanthropic network in the world devoted to gender equity and justice. Previously, she was CEO of the Solidago Foundation. She has also served as the CEO of the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts and was a senior manager at The Pew Charitable Trusts in DC. Before that, she was the Director of Policy at National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health where she opened and directed the organization’s Washington, D.C. office. Elizabeth serves on the advisory board of the Ida B. Wells society and the Asian American Women’s Political Initiative. The Massachusetts Treasurer appointed Elizabeth to serve on the state’s Economic Empowerment Trust Fund Board, and the statewide Advisory Board on Wage Equality. Elizabeth previously served on the national Board of Directors for Emerge. Elizabeth is a graduate of Oberlin College, and she received her master’s degree in international policy from Harvard University.