We are thrilled to announce that Elizabeth (Liz) Carey has joined Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) as their new Executive Vice President, Finance and Operations.
Liz is a seasoned executive focused on high performance and successfully implementing innovative growth and efficiency optimization strategies. She has an exemplary record of performance in driving revenue growth, developing and implementing innovative operational strategies and managing a robust investment program for a $2 billion+ community foundation focusing specifically on increasing manager diversity and inclusive place-based investments to drive positive social change and break down systemic barriers to access.
Her broad experience includes working a range of global organizations from community, corporate and private foundations to international aid organizations (INGOs) and public charities. She is a dedicated social sector leader that has focused on management, governance, operational efficiency and capacity development.
For the past five years, Liz has served as the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF), where her responsibilities have included developing and executing organizational strategy in respect to finance, fund management, investments, operations, trust administration and technology. Prior to her tenure at OCF, Liz served as CFO/COO for the Jewish Federation and Jewish Community Foundation of the East Bay in California. She also worked as Director of KPMG’s International Development Assistance Services. There, Liz’s clients included the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; and, many colleges and universities across the United States.
Liz is a graduate of Penn State University, where she received undergraduate and master’s degrees in accounting, and is a CPA in California, Oregon and Massachusetts. Her volunteer experience includes serving as treasurer of San Francisco Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). Liz is excited to return to the Bay Area with her wife and daughter as a key member of SVCF’s leadership team.
We are thrilled to welcome Philip McAdoo as Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion for Earthjustice. After an exciting career on Broadway (The Lion King, Rent), he became a thought leader on diversity, equity and inclusion. Over the years of his experience, Philip has developed a broad perspective on equity and inclusion having worked to maximize measurable outcomes for students in Atlanta, New York City, Washington DC and Africa. Highlights from his professional experience include 20 years of serving in pivotal roles including running his own diversity and inclusion consulting firm, as the Director of Equity, Justice & Community at Sidwell Friends School, as the Director of Diversity at Pace Academy, as Adjunct Assistant Professor at California Institute of Integral Studies and as Education Coach & Advocate at Families First. Philip is also a very active member of the Coca-Cola Scholars Alumni Advisory Board and in different phases of his extraordinary career has been an actor, film maker and author of two books: Every Child Deserves and Independent Queers: LGBTQ Educators in Independent Schools Speak Out. His educational background includes a Doctorate in Education with a specialty in Diversity and Inclusion from the University of Pennsylvania which covered study of modern developments in the areas of diversity and inclusion, organizational leadership, program management, performance management, educational leadership, and staff development.
