Overview
From our very first grant—to the American Red Cross more than a century ago—through to today’s vast array of initiatives, The Rockefeller Foundation has built a reputation as a trailblazer that convenes unlikely partnerships and sparks innovations for transformative change. Our list of greatest achievements is long. We founded the modern field of public health, developed a vaccine to help control yellow fever, and worked to combat hookworm in the U.S. and malaria in Italy, funded urban visionary Jane Jacobs, and catalyzed a Green Revolution. https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/about-us/our-history/
Board of Trustees
The Rockefeller Foundation is governed by the Board of Trustees, which is composed of no fewer than 12 members, with the Foundation’s president serving as an ex-officio member. The Board of Trustees is generally responsible for overseeing the Foundation’s program and grantmaking strategy; budgets, expenditures and appropriation policies and guidelines; and investment strategies, allocations and performance. The Board of Trustees performs its duties through committees that include, but are not limited to: the Executive Committee, Investment Committee, Budget and Compensation Committee and Audit Committee and Trusteeship Committee as described in the Foundation’s Bylaws.
Board Chair
Agnes Binagwaho
Vice Chancellor, The University of Global Health Equity, Rwanda
Agnes Binagwaho
Vice Chancellor, The University of Global Health Equity, Rwanda
Donald Kaberuka
Former President, African Development Bank Group
Yifei Li
Country Chair, Man Group China
Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss
Founder and CEO, RockCreek
Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli
Co-Founder and Executive Chair, Sahel Consulting: Agriculture & Nutrition Ltd.
Paul Polman
Business leader, campaigner, co-author of “Net Positive”
Sharon Percy Rockefeller
President & CEO, WETA
Juan Manuel Santos
Former President of Colombia & Nobel Peace Laureate
Dr. Rajiv J. Shah
President, President's Office
Adam Silver
Commissioner, National Basketball Association
Patty Stonesifer
Former President and CEO, Martha's Table
Ravi Venkatesan
Special Representative for Young People & Innovation, UNICEF and Founder, G.A.M.E