Don Shaffer – RSF Social Finance

Don Shaffer is President & CEO of RSF Social Finance, a nonprofit financial services organization inspired by the work of Rudolf Steiner. Through its lending, giving, and investing services, RSF has made over $190 million in loans and over $90 million in grants since 1984 to social enterprises in the areas of Food & Agriculture, Education & the Arts, and Ecological Stewardship. Prior to joining RSF, Don served as Executive Director of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE), as well as Interim Executive Director of Investors