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Darren Walker, outgoing president of the Ford Foundation, is joining The Obama Foundation’s board of directors on November 1 ...
The Obama Foundation announced Monday that Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, has been appointed to its board ...
The Obama Foundation welcomed Ford Foundation president Darren Walker to its board of directors on Monday, where he will ...
Darren Walker: The 60 Minutes Interview 13:38. Imagine if your job were to give away upwards of $500 million a year trying to make the world a better place.
Darren Walker, the president of one of the country’s largest and most influential philanthropic institutions, announced Monday that he will step down by the end of 2025 after a 12-year run ...
Darren Walker proposes shift in focus of giving in new book 'From Generosity to Justice' In 1889, one of the richest men of his age, industrialist Andrew Carnegie, wrote “The Gospel of Wealth ...
As only the second woman to lead the Ford Foundation, Heather will drive bold innovation and inspire transformative systemic change with urgency and vision.”Gerken’s appointment follows an extensive ...
Darren Walker: I think, if we are prepared to interrogate our privilege, we will conclude that philanthropy is not only about giving back, but it may be also giving up something, ...
NEW YORK – If there are rock stars in philanthropy, Darren Walker, the president of the Ford Foundation, is one of them. And he's about to exit the stage. Walker, 64, has been named one of ...
Amy Griffin, Darren Walker. Ira Fox Photography "What's amazing about BCNY, and the best institutions in our democracy, is that they continue to be relevant by updating and evolving their work ...