Ford Foundation president Darren Walker will step down at the end of 2025 after what will be 12 years in the role.

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 ...

Heather Gerken, Yale Law School’s first woman dean, is stepping down after serving as dean for eight years to become president of the Ford Foundation.

Yale Law Dean Heather Gerken is leaving that post to become the president of the Ford Foundation in November, the foundation announced Tuesday.

In the classic Schoolhouse Rock song “I’m Just a Bill,” the bill laments the prospect of waiting with other bills, hoping to ...

Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, chair of the board of trustees of the Ford Foundation, announced that Heather Gerken will become the ...

Ford shut down U.S. production in May 2025 due to President Donald Trump's tariffs and relocated manufacturing operations overseas.

In the early months of the pandemic, Ford Foundation president Darren Walker came up with an idea so radical that, he recalls, “everyone asked me, ‘You can really do that?!’ Everyone.” His ...

Darren Walker, the president of the Ford Foundation, will step down from his role by the 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.