President and CEO, Liberty Hill Foundation

In 2007, Kafi D. Blumenfield was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Hill Foundation, one of the nation's most admired social change foundations. She has a life-long track record as a bridgebuilder, forging links across issues and between people of different racial, ethnic, religious and class backgrounds.

Blumenfield has direct experience working on an array of political issues with which Liberty Hill is associated, including voter empowerment, the environment, human rights and housing. Prior to joining Liberty Hill, she was Deputy Director of Neighbor to Neighbor, a national organization dedicated to grassroots political empowerment of working families. She also served as Director of Programs for the Fair Housing Council of San Gabriel Valley and worked for the Natural Resources Defense Council. Blumenfield is a former member of the board of directors for the Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters, and is currently a commissioner on the City of Los Angeles’ Rent Adjustment Board.

Blumenfield holds a law degree from UCLA and a B.A. from Pomona College. As a law student, she worked for Legal Resources Centre, a public interest human rights law firm in Capetown, South Africa. While there, she collected testimony in preparation for South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission.