New York — 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. The man who helped engineer the ...

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

In a story published Jul. 1, 2025, about the Ford Foundation's selection of a new president to succeed Darren Walker, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Henry and Edsel Ford, who ...

Gerken will succeed outgoing Ford Foundation President Darren Walker, who said in July 2024 that he would step down in 2025 after more than a decade leading the organization, which was founded by ...

Heather Gerken brings a wealth of experience working across the philanthropic and legal sectors that will only help sharpen the Ford Foundation's op Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT عربي ...

It's one of the reasons he decided to step down—so a new leader can look at the Ford Foundation’s mission with new eyes. But Walker, whose longtime partner died of heart failure in 2019, also ...

The Ford Foundation has settled on its next leader. Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken will succeed Darren Walker as the president of one of the largest U.S. charitable organizations, the Ford ...