Veronica Paredez

Chief Financial Officer

Veronica Paredez serves as the Chief Financial Officer at the East Foundation. With a professional background in business and risk management, Veronica is responsible for the Foundation’s long-term financial health and growth and oversees all financial functions and staff. She is also responsible for the investment portfolio, which is intended to provide financial support to the Foundation’s mission. She manages and oversees the employee retirement plan and has administrative oversight for organizational policies, procedures, and insurance coverages. Veronica serves as the Secretary of the East Foundation, maintaining the Foundation’s corporate governance documents, and serves as the Treasurer.

Prior to working with the East Foundation, Veronica worked with Vinson & Elkins, LLP, in Washington, DC, and Branscomb, PC, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Veronica holds an MBA from Texas A&M – Corpus Christi and a B.A. degree in Business Administration and Spanish from Austin College in Sherman, Texas, where she graduated with Honors. Veronica is also an Austin College Lee Posey Leadership Institute graduate. Veronica completed Level I at the Endowment Institute at the Yale School of Management and the Commonfund Institute at the Yale School of Management.

Family and service are very important to Veronica. She and her husband, John, have three active children. Veronica enjoys spending time with her family, volunteering, and traveling.