Beth Roberts is a foreign policy and development finance leader with 15+ years of experience navigating complex geopolitical, regulatory, and investment environments to drive private sector-led development. Beth specializes in translating big-picture global dynamics into actionable strategies, detailed project management, and diplomatic advocacy to support sustainable growth and advance policy objectives. As the Vice President for the Office of Foreign Policy at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) during the Biden-Harris Administration, Beth launched and led a team of regional and sector policy experts focused on aligning DFC’s $50 billion global investment portfolio and business development strategy with U.S. foreign policy priorities—advising senior leadership, driving strategic stakeholder engagement, and helping integrate geopolitical risk and opportunity analysis across business lines. Before joining DFC, Beth spent a decade at the Millennium Challenge Corporation, where she developed and managed infrastructure, energy, and agribusiness projects across Africa and South Asia. She also served as an advisor to MCC’s CEO, launched MCC’s Private Sector Advisory Council and led MCC’s first trade mission to Africa. Beth’s career began as a public affairs consultant at APCO Worldwide, supporting domestic and global health care clients. Her service in the Peace Corps in Mali sparked her passion for working at the nexus global business, foreign policy, and sustainable development. Beth is a graduate of Elon University, and is a Truman National Security Project Security Fellow. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Washington, D.C.

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