Megan Walsh Thompson

Megan Walsh Thompson is a member of Ford’s Mission Investments team. As Mission Investments Officer, Megan is responsible for underwriting and managing impact investments for the Foundation’s Program Related Investment (PRI) and Mission Related Investment (MRI) portfolios. In recent years, Megan supported the development, approval and launch of the Foundation’s first ever $1 billion allocation to MRI’s. She also contributed to strategic planning efforts for the impact investing grant and PRI portfolios. Megan’s work primarily focuses on themes including Affordable Housing, Financial Inclusion, Quality Jobs and Diverse Managers.  Megan represents the Foundation on several fund advisory committees. Before joining Ford, she spent several years working in securitization at Citigroup covering on auto, credit card, and middle market loan transactions. She earned her bachelor’s degree in economics from The College of the Holy Cross, and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.