Victoria Beckley assumed her role as Finance Director after two years of working with SFCLT, initially as a consultant, gradually expanding her role to include pro forma development and business modeling to eventually join the staff and finally step into the role of Finance Director.

Previous to her work at SFCLT, Victoria had a career in geographic information systems (GIS) including 5 years at a local city government. This position gave her firsthand knowledge of the limits of a city’s ability to meet the housing needs of everyday people using traditional affordability solutions. As the housing affordability crisis deepened, Victoria was inspired to pursue a Master of City Planning degree at Cal, where she focused on strategies to implement diverse housing affordability solutions. Her research centered on movements to decommodify land and return it to community control.

Following grad school, Victoria launched her own consulting firm, providing spatial analysis, data visualization, and modeling to organizations supporting affordable housing preservation across the Bay. Through this work she was connected to SFCLT. 

Victoria is inspired by efforts to remove housing from the speculative market and preserve it - not as an investment item to enable wealth accumulation but as a basic and accessible right for everyone. When she is not working, Victoria loves riding her bike(s), cooking big meals to share with friends, and attempting to not lose her fantasy football league.