Kevin Rafter is the Senior Vice President, Impact and Learning at Purpose Built Communities. In this role, Kevin guides a data and evidence strategy for Purpose Built and its network that strengthens impact and continuous improvement. He supports Network Members in collecting and analyzing key metrics, and building their capacity to measure impact.

Kevin has over 20 years of experience leveraging insights from research and evaluation to strengthen strategies and support organizational learning. Prior to joining Purpose Built, Kevin held senior roles at Project Evident, Harder+Company Community Research, and the James Irvine Foundation. In his work with nonprofit, for-profit, and philanthropic organizations, Kevin has collaborated with diverse stakeholders and led teams through growth and improvement. His interest in place-based initiatives stretches back to graduate school, where he was part of a team that evaluated a foundation-sponsored neighborhood change initiative across four different communities in Harlem and the South Bronx.

Kevin is a co-chair of the board of Gateway Public Schools and has served as an evaluation advisor to 826 Valencia, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting under-resourced students ages six to eighteen with their creative and expository writing skills.

He holds a Ph.D in Environmental Psychology from the City University of New York.