Torrey Albertazzi
Managing Director
Torrey brings nearly 20 years of experience navigating organizational change in the nonprofit and private sectors. She began her career in the nonprofit sector as an Executive Assistant at Price Charities, where she played a significant role in creating the City Heights Partnership for Children, a cross-sector collective impact initiative. The City Heights Partnership for Children transitioned over to United Way of San Diego County, as did Torrey’s role. Serving in a variety of roles at United Way, Torrey continued to successfully orchestrate cross-sector collaboration as she built strong relationships and strategic partnerships with community, program, policy, and systems leaders – locally, statewide, and nationally. As Director, Strategic Initiatives, Torrey served at the intersection of United Way’s Community Impact, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Resource Development work to align partners and leverage resources to create positive change in the community.
Torrey’s earlier professional experience includes administrative and business development roles for one of San Diego’s leading law firms, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP. After 9 years with United Way, Torrey joined Blair Search Partners in February of 2022 as Director of Operations and was promoted to Managing Director in August 2024. Working across every area of the firm, Torrey manages daily operations as well as organizational development, strategic growth initiatives, day-to-day execution of our vision for market growth, marketing, and BSP’s engagement with clients and the community.
Torrey is a member of the LEAD San Diego, previously served on Make-A-Wish San Diego’s Emerging Leaders Council, and United Way of San Diego County’s Women’s Leadership Council, and has volunteered with the National Marine Mammal Foundation. Torrey holds an AA from San Diego Mesa College, a BA from California State University San Marcos, and an MA in Nonprofit Leadership and Management from the University of San Diego. Torrey has been honored as one of San Diego’s 40 Next Top Business Leaders Under 40 and was a San Diego Business Women of the Year finalist. With her middle name, Kahupoohala, meaning “guardian of the family way,” Torrey takes great pride in her family background. She loves exploring her richly diverse heritage, which includes Native Hawaiian, Chinese, Italian, and Native American roots.