A former COO of North America and Global Head of Social Impact for Visa, Beth Hurvitz brings C-suite level experience in delivering growth, impact, and scale to public, private and nonprofit organizations.
Combining strategy and operations expertise with disruptive thinking, Beth built a consistent track record of delivering critical business results, effective and efficient operations, and global partnerships for sustained revenue growth across several complex global organizations, including Visa, American Express, and Mercer Management Consulting (now Oliver Wyman). An early trailblazer as a lone female electrical engineer at IBM, Beth is best known for imagining what is possible, no matter how complex or challenging the opportunity, and then delivering on that vision with excellence.
Most recently, as Senior Vice President, Global Head of Social Impact at Visa, Inc., Beth created and executed a new impact strategy focused on realizing digital financial equity and inclusion. This strategy empowered small and micro businesses, enabling equitable participation in the financial and digital ecosystem, and strengthened communities around the globe. Currently Beth continues this work as a board member for Accion and through strategic advisory with NGOs.
Beth has been recognized for bringing order to chaos – and combining the commercial and societal lens to deliver resilient, sustainable, and inclusive growth.
Beth earned her Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School and her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from Tufts University.