Sonja Velez

Sonja Velez as the Chief Financial Officer of The San Francisco Foundation, where she oversees financial planning and analysis, accounting, and investments. She has played a key role in expanding the Foundation’s impact investing strategies in support of its mission.

Ms. Velez previously worked in Myanmar and Thailand while serving as CFO of DVB Multimedia / The Democratic Voice of Burma. Before that, she held a variety of finance roles during her 13-year tenure at Charles Schwab, including VP of Treasury Balance Sheet Management, VP of Individual Investor Finance, and VP of Corporate Planning and Analysis. She currently serves on the board of Financial Women of San Francisco and co-chairs the Diversity and Inclusion committee.

She holds an MBA from UC Berkeley, an MFA from the University of San Francisco, and a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from UC Davis.