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Darren Walker, prez of Ford Foundation, to step down by end of 2025

If there are rock stars in philanthropy, Darren Walker, the president of the Ford Foundation, is one of them. And he's about to exit the stage. Walker, 64, has been named one of Rolling Stone's 25 People Shaping the Future and Time's 100 Most Influential People as he led one of the original American philanthropies since 2013. The foundation said Monday that he will step down from his role by the end of 2025. A search committee has been convened to find Walker's replacement, said Ford Foundation board chair Francisco Cigarroa. Walker "has guided Ford through some of the most challenging moments of our time with grace, kindness, and empathy, and his tenure will be remembered as one of the most consequential periods in the institution's nearly 90-year history, Cigarroa said in a statement. A former corporate attorney and chief operating officer of the Harlem-based Abyssinian Development Corporation, Walker oversaw major investments in advocating for gender equity and disability rights

Updated On: 23 Jul 2024 | 7:09 AM IST

A community behind the curve

With resources more scarce than ever, it is vital the government implemented the Sachar Committee's recommendations in earnest

Updated On: 15 May 2020 | 12:22 AM IST

Revealed: How Ford Foundation got the Modi government to back off from its expulsion move

Leaked e-mails give the first account of how one of the world's wealthiest charitable foundations negotiated to rescue its India operations

Updated On: 28 Oct 2016 | 2:22 AM IST

Govt takes Ford Foundation off watch list: report

Ahead of PM Modi's US visit, the Finance Ministry has taken the US-based NGO off the 'prior permission' list, allowing banks to process foreign funding without first seeking its approval

Updated On: 18 Mar 2016 | 11:31 AM IST