Beth Hurvitz

Beth Hurvitz is a Senior Advisor at Danari Global. A former COO of North America and Global Head of Social Impact for Visa, she brings C-suite level experience in delivering growth, impact, and scale to public 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.

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. Beth leveraged the scale of Visa’s network, products, financial resources, Visa Foundation, and the collective expertise and commitment of its employees, to empower small and micro businesses, enabling equitable participation in the financial and digital ecosystem, and strengthening communities around the globe.

As Chief Operating Officer/SVP North America Operations at Visa, Beth led overall business growth and operations for the North America region, roughly half of Visa’s revenue. As Senior Vice President Financial Institution Sales, Beth grew the revenue of Visa’s largest client 3.5x and drove the creation of innovative products and services.

Beth earned her Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School and her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from Tufts University.