Reunion Keynote 2024: Betty Francisco ’98

We were honored to welcome Betty Francisco ’98, CEO of Boston Impact Initiative (BII), as our keynote speaker for our 2023 reunion reception. Head of BII since 2021, Betty is a business executive, impact investor and community leader with more than 24 years of experience. She is known as a powerful convener and changemaker. In 2022, Boston magazine named Betty as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Boston and the Boston Business Journal named her as a 2020 Power 50 – Extraordinary Year, Extraordinary People honoree. She is also the co-founder of Amplify Latinx, a social venture that’s building Latino economic and political power in Massachusetts. Before joining BII, Betty was general counsel at Compass Working Capital, where she oversaw its legal affairs, compliance and risk management. She serves on the boards of The Boston Foundation, Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Beth Israel Lahey Health and Roxbury Community College.