Beatriz (Bea) de la Torre has served as Chief Philanthropy Officer since May 2023. In this role, she leads Trinity’s Philanthropies team and mission grant-making function, which includes its efforts to address housing and homelessness, racial justice, mission real estate development, and leadership development.

Ms. de la Torre first joined Trinity in 2019 as Managing Director of Housing & Homelessness, where she was responsible for grants, Program Related Investments, and Mission Investing designed to address housing insecurity. She also led several strategic impact investing initiatives to increase the supply of low-income affordable housing, including the refinancing of St. Margaret’s House–a 249-unit subsidized apartment building that serves seniors and mobility-impaired adults– and the development of an underutilized parcel in Lower Manhattan.

Before joining Trinity, Ms. de la Torre managed the housing and homelessness portfolio at Robin Hood. She also focused on the creation and preservation of affordable housing through such projects as The Eliza in Inwood, which co-locates low-income housing over a redesigned public library. Before that, Ms. de la Torre worked in New York City government for eight years, including in various positions at the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the Department of Small Business Services.

Ms. de la Torre serves on the boards of the CUNY School for Professional Studies Foundation, The Clemente Soto Velez Art Center and Fundacion Colibri. She also participates on advisory boards including Enterprise NY Policy Advisory Group and the Local Initiatives Support Community Corporation (LISC) New York Advisory Board.