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

Adm. James Stavridis, USN, Ret

Admiral James Stavridis joined The Rockefeller Foundation Board of Trustees in 2018. He became Board Chair in June 2021.

David M. Beasley

Former Governor of South Carolina and Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme

Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss

Founder and CEO of RockCreek

Agnes Binagwaho

Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda

Gordon Brown

Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Laura M. Cha

Former Chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited

Brett J. Hart

President of United Airlines

Govind Iyer

Independent Director at Infosys Limited

Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli

President and CEO of ONE Campaign

Paul Polman

Business Leader, Investor, and Philanthropist

Sharon Percy Rockefeller

President and CEO of WETA

Juan Manuel Santos

Former President of Colombia and Nobel Peace Laureate

Dr. Rajiv J. Shah

President of The Rockefeller Foundation

Adam Silver

Commissioner of the National Basketball Association