Heather K. Gerken, the dean of Yale Law School, will run the powerful philanthropy, known for pushing for social justice.

Ford Foundation, one of the nation's largest philanthropies, names dean of Yale Law School to head it. Here's why.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Ford Foundation has settled on its next leader.

The New York-based Ford Foundation, a significant funder in Detroit, has named Heather Gerken, dean of Yale Law School, as ...

Gerken has been the dean of the Yale Law School since 2017, and is currently serving her second term, which was scheduled to ...

The Ford Foundation, with a $16 billion endowment, aims to reduce poverty, injustice, and strengthen democratic values. Gerken plans to prioritize protecting democracy in her new role.

The Ford Foundation was started in 1936 with a grant of $25,000 from Edsel Ford, son of the Ford Motor founder Henry Ford. In recent years, it has devoted itself to attacking economic and racial ...

Late last month, Darren Walker, the president of the Ford Foundation, one of the world’s most influential left-leaning philanthropic organizations, announced his intention to step down. Mr ...

Completed in 1968 in New York, United States. Kevin Roche and John Dinkeloo established their own practice in 1966, after heading the firm of Eero Saarinen for several years. The Ford Foundation ...

Xavier de Souza Briggs, the Ford Foundation’s vice president for economic opportunity and markets, puts the value of the emerging impact investing market north of a trillion dollars.

In his annual letter, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker talks about the journey to understanding his institution’s own blind spots with regards to people with disabilities–and how it’s ...