Rich Tafel is a world-class strategist working on the frontlines of social change in the areas of faith, politics and business. He played a leadership role in the most challenging issues of our time, including, gay marriage, education for low-income students and addressing AIDS in Africa.  A leader in the field of social entrepreneurism, he serves as the Managing Director of Raffa Social Capital Advisors - matching investors and start-ups.

Rich is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School, an ordained minister in the Swedenborgian tradition, and serves as pastor at Church of the Holy City in Washington D.C. He’s a leader in the new spiritual entrepreneur movement.

As a political strategist, Rich leads efforts to bring together leaders across partisan lines to achieve public policy. He is the author of “Party Crasher: A Gay Republican Challenges Politics as Usual,” where he called for a new, inclusive conservative movement. In 1993, he founded Log Cabin Republicans.