The Rockefeller Foundation’s mission—unchanged since 1913—is to promote the well-being of humanity throughout the world. Today the Foundation advances new frontiers of science, data, policy, and innovation to solve global challenges related to health, food, power, and economic mobility. As a science-driven philanthropy focused on building collaborative relationships with partners and grantees, The Rockefeller Foundation seeks to inspire and foster large-scale human impact that promotes the well-being of humanity by identifying and accelerating breakthrough solutions, ideas and conversations.
Board of Trustees
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Richard D. Parsons
Board Chair,
Agnes Binagwaho
Vice Chancellor, The University of Global Health Equity, Rwanda
Donald Kaberuka
Former President, African Development Bank Group
Adm. James Stavridis, USN, Ret
Operating Executive, The Carlyle Group & Chair, Board of Counselors, McLarty Associates
Martin L. Leibowitz
Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley Research
Mellody Hobson
President, Ariel Investments
Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli
Co-Founder, Sahel Consulting: Agriculture & Nutrition Ltd.
Dr. Rajiv J. Shah
President, President's Office
Ravi Venkatesan
Special Representative for Young People & Innovation, UNICEF
Sharon Percy Rockefeller
President & CEO, WETA
Walter Isaacson
Professor of History, Tulane University
Yifei Li
Country Chair, Man Group China
Staff
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Dr. Rajiv J. Shah
President, President's Office
Steve VanRoekel
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Operations
Zia Khan
Senior Vice President, Innovation
Ashvin Dayal
Senior Vice President, Power Initiative
Debbie Wright
Former Senior Vice President, U.S. Equity and Economic Opportunity Initiative
Naveen Rao, MD
Senior Vice President & Senior Advisor to the President, Health Initiative
Roy Steiner
Senior Vice President, Food Initiative
Corina Cortez
Senior Vice President, Strategic Opportunities, President's Office
María Santos Valentin
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Legal, Ethics & Governance
Annual Reports
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The Rockefeller Foundation Commits $20 million in COVID-19 Assistance to Strengthen Global Pandemic Preparedness and Support Vulnerable Communities
NEW YORK – The Rockefeller Foundation is committing $20 million to create a better tracking and management system for COVID-19 and address the needs of…
Remarks by Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, President of The Rockefeller Foundation Announcing a New Investment in America’s Working Families Capitol Hill Reception
As delivered on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at the National Museum of the American Indian Washington, D.C. Good evening. How are you? Please do come…
The Rockefeller Foundation Announces $65 Million Investment in America’s Working Families
Aims to Widen the Pathway to Prosperity for More than 10 Million Low-Wage Workers and their Families; Launches New U.S. Initiative to Leverage Over $1…
Medic Mobile Launches Medic Labs: A New Tech Accelerator for Global Health with an Initial $3 Million Investment from The Rockefeller Foundation
Medic Labs will Incubate Breakthrough Ideas in Data Science and Precision Public Health, Bringing the Strengths of the Tech Community to The Challenge of Health…
Mastercard and The Rockefeller Foundation Announce data.org: A Platform for Data Science Partnerships
$10 Million Challenge Launched to Help Crowdsource Solutions to Social Challenges DAVOS, Switzerland, January 23, 2020 – The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and …
William Asiko Joins The Rockefeller Foundation As Managing Director of Africa Regional Office
NEW YORK – The Rockefeller Foundation today announced that William Asiko, former Executive Director of Grow Africa, has joined the Foundation as the Managing Director of…
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