BECU names Carla Costa-Perales as Chief Impact Officer

Posted by Alyse Knudsen on November 4, 2025

BECU announced on Nov. 3 that Carla Costa-Perales has been selected as its Executive Vice President and Chief Impact Officer. In this role, Costa-Perales will lead the teams driving BECU’s social impact, equity, inclusion and belonging, communications, and government relations work.

“The Chief Impact Officer is a critical role at BECU, and Carla brings over 20 years of experience across all functions that make up this division,” said BECU CEO Beverly Anderson. “Given her prior roles with healthcare and public health organizations, Carla also brings a deep understanding of the connection between physical and financial health. She will be instrumental in driving the impact team’s strategic approach toward serving and uplifting our members and communities, while partnering closely with elected officials and industry partners.”

Before joining BECU, Costa-Perales served as Vice President of Communications, Marketing, Consumer Experience and Community Health at Kaiser Permanente Washington. Prior to Kaiser Permanente, she held leadership roles at PATH, a global public health organization, and the International Rescue Committee, a humanitarian crisis response organization. She also founded Highway Twenty, a strategy and communications agency and served as its president. Additionally, Costa-Perales is an affiliate instructor at the University of Washington.

BECU’s impact division includes key efforts that are foundational to the credit union’s work to enable financial well-being for its members and communities. Examples include:

• Partnering with nonprofits in the communities BECU serves to support housing stability, education, workforce development, and entrepreneur access.
• Advancing inclusion and belonging efforts within BECU’s workforce and member community.
• Advocating to sustain the credit union movement alongside industry partners.
• Sharing the credit union’s stories with internal and external audiences.

Additional information on BECU’s commitment to making a positive impact on members and communities is available in its annual report.

Posted in Regional Member News, Washington.