Mike Muldoon Named Chief Executive Officer of RF Catalytic Capital

Muldoon to lead RFCC’s next phase of growth

NEW YORK | August 31, 2026 — The Rockefeller Foundation announced today that Mike Muldoon has been named Chief Executive Officer of RF Catalytic Capital (RFCC), the Foundation’s independent charitable affiliate. In its short history, RFCC has proven its ability to catalyze high-impact initiatives and institutions. Mr. Muldoon, who joined the Foundation in 2017, will accelerate that success. He will also continue to serve as Chief of Staff and Counselor to the President as the organization begins a search for a new Chief of Staff.

“Over nearly a decade at The Rockefeller Foundation, Mike has championed our boldest solutions and unlikeliest partnerships” said Dr. Rajiv J. Shah, President of The Rockefeller Foundation. “He understands how to bring public and private capital together in service of meaningful results, and he knows how to build and lead organizations that can deliver results in times of disruption. I’m looking forward to watching RFCC become even stronger and more innovative under his capable leadership.”

Today, new funders and sources of capital are seeking ways to achieve philanthropic impact and scale, even as some long-standing funders take a step back. Addressing the world’s most critical problems will cost trillions of dollars — and require new partnerships and vehicles to mobilize capital efficiently. Since its founding, RFCC has mobilized, accelerated, and partnered on projects totaling over $1 billion in the areas of clean energy, health, and economic opportunity. It has a proven track record of managing all the operational parts of a new project or partnership — legal, financial, technical and implementation.

“RFCC serves as a bridge between the well-established work of The Rockefeller Foundation and the emerging pools of capital seeking to scale their impact,” said Mr. Muldoon. “At a time of new innovations and new philanthropists coming into the space, RFCC has a unique opportunity to mobilize large pools of capital towards impact. Catalyzing these types of partnerships has been the same idea that has driven every role I’ve had at RF — bringing different blends of capital together to get resources where they need to go, faster. RFCC has already shown what’s possible and is ready to scale with the ambition of addressing the problems in front of us. I’m looking forward to working with this team and our partners to get there.”

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