Marc Diaz

As CFO of RSF, Marc Diaz ensures the financial health of our organization. He leads financial planning, analysis, operations, and strategy, building the strong financial foundation that supports RSF’s long-term impact.

Prior to joining RSF, Marc Diaz served as Chief Commercialization Officer at Terviva, leading Terviva’s global work to scale the farming of pongamia oilseed trees, which produce food, feed, and fuel that mitigate and adapt to climate change. Marc has spent a decade as an impact investing field leader where he launched and led NatureVest, the impact investing platform of The Nature Conservancy, and the UNICEF Bridge Fund, where he served as Managing Director. He began his career in management consulting at McKinsey & Company serving public, private and nonprofit sector clients while in New York and Washington, DC.

Marc is a Herndon Directors Institute Fellow, a 2017 Aspen Institute Finance Leaders Fellow and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. He is on the President’s Council of Ceres, a leading NGO making the business case for sustainability. He currently serves as a Board member of the grassroots social justice-focused Tides Center and the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation. Marc has served in volunteer board leadership roles in community development finance, theater, and The Episcopal Church.

Marc earned his MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School and holds an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School. He graduated cum laude with a BA in Government from Harvard College. He lives in Berkeley, CA and in his free time enjoys running, hiking, and spending time with his husband and their retired racing greyhounds.