NEW YORK () – The Ford Foundation announced today the election of two new members of its board of trustees: Laurene Powell Jobs, president of the Emerson Collective, and former ambassador Richard Verma, general counsel and head of Global Public Policy at Mastercard. As president of the Emerson Collective, Powell Jobs uses a wide range of tools—from impact investing to ...
Ford Foundation Appoints Laurene Powell Jobs and Richard Verma to Board ...
LAURENE POWELL JOBS, EMERSON COLLECTIVE: All these systems that touch humans are connected. There’s a fabric of connection. It’s not just a single thread. DARREN WALKER: And so the question is, how do we think about philanthropy through the lens of justice? [Book cover “From Generosity to Justice, a New Gospel of Wealth by Darren Walker.”]
By Laurene Powell Jobs and Darren Walker How many boldfaced names emerge from the nonprofit sector? One. That’s because the Ford Foundation president is a prophet who speaks truth to our world’s most troubling demons in a manner that unites and inspires all kinds. His friend and collaborator Laurene Powell Jobs finds out what makes him tick.
Now is the time for a new Gospel of Wealth. With contributions from Laurene Powell Jobs, Ai-jen Poo, Kenneth Frazier, Carly Hare, Elizabeth Alexander, and more, Walker challenges and emboldens readers to consider philanthropy as a tool for achieving economic, social, and political justice.
The Ford Foundation Board of Trustees will oversee the presidential leadership transition process. A search committee composed of trustees Francisco Cigarroa, Ursula Burns, Laurene Powell Jobs, Tom Kempner, Lourdes Lopez, Paula Moreno, and Ai-jen Poo will assist the board with the search process.