Don Shaffer

Overview

Don Shaffer is President & CEO of RSF Social Finance, a socially responsible investment firm serving investors who value community impact as well as profit, and borrowers committed to sustainable practices. Prior to joining RSF in 2007, Don served as Executive Director of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE), developing it into an alliance of over 15,000 independently owned businesses across the U.S. and Canada. He also served as Interim Executive Director of Investors’ Circle, a network of angel investors, professional venture capitalists, foundations, family offices, and others who invest private capital into companies addressing social and environmental issues. Don’s experience includes over 15 years in senior management positions building social mission companies. He co-founded Comet Skateboards, a designer and manufacturer of premium skateboarding products committed to local and sustainable business practices. Earlier in his career, Don led sales, marketing, business development, and general operations teams in the education and software sectors. In 2010, Don was named MVP of B Lab for his successful advocacy efforts to add the “B” corporation classification. Don serves as a Board Member of Comet Skateboards, B Lab, BALLE, and Social Venture Network. He participates in an advisory capacity with Entrepreneurship@Cornell, and Slow Money. Don graduated with a degree in American History from Cornell University and lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife, Jennifer, and their children Sabine and Samuel.