From Philanthropy magazine, Summer 2012
Ann Stern {image_1}In March, Ann Stern became president of Houston Endowment. She was previously executive vice president of Texas Children’s Hospital. She replaces Larry Faulkner, who...
From Philanthropy magazine, Spring 2012
Bill Buckner In January, Bill Buckner became president of the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation. He was previously president and CEO of Bayer CropScience. He replaces Michael Cawley, who is...
From Philanthropy magazine, Fall 2011
In June, Pete Geren was named president of the Sid W. Richardson Foundation in Fort Worth, Texas.
From Philanthropy magazine, November / December 2001
Adam Meyerson has been named president of The Philanthropy Roundtable, succeeding John P. Walters, who has been nominated to be director of the White House Office of National Drug Control...
From Philanthropy magazine, July 2001
Leslie Lenkowsky has been nominated by President George W. Bush to be executive director of the Corporation for National Service. Lenkowsky is a professor at the Center on Philanthropy at...
From Philanthropy magazine, May / June 2001
Michael S. Joyce, vice chairman of the board of the Philanthropy Roundtable, has announced that he will step down from the presidency of the Bradley Foundation, which he has headed for 15...
From Philanthropy magazine, March / April 2001
The $350 million Turner Foundation, brainchild of cable mogul Ted Turner, has hired Michael Finley as its new president. Finley comes to the foundation after 32 years with the National Park...
From Philanthropy magazine, January / February 2001
Carl Helstrom has been promoted to associate executive director of the JM Foundation and the Milbank Foundation for Rehabilitation. He had been serving as senior program officer at both...
From Philanthropy magazine, August / September 2001
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced that president Steven A. Schroeder will retire at the end of 2002. A national search will be led by board chairman Robert E. Campbell. The...
From Philanthropy magazine, March / April 2002
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Michael W. Grebe has been named the next president of the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation. A current board member at Bradley, Grebe is currently...
From Philanthropy magazine, July / August 2002
Fund for American Studies While educational programs about philanthropy are growing, one sector of the philanthropic world—future givers and nonprofit leaders—aren’t benefiting. Stepping...
From Philanthropy magazine, November / December 2003
Koch Foundation Kevin Gentry is passionate about fundraising. “My e-mail address is ILoveDirectMail@aol.com,” he tells Philanthropy. “When people ask, ‘How did you get that?’ I respond,...
From Philanthropy magazine, Spring 2011
Richard M. Smith In January, Richard M. Smith was appointed president of the Pinkerton Foundation in New York City. Smith, who has been on Pinkerton’s board for the past 15 years,...
From Philanthropy magazine, Winter 2011
Denis Calabrese In September 2010, Denis Calabrese was named president of the Laura and John Arnold Foundation in Houston. The Arnold Foundation—founded by Giving Pledge signatories John...
From Philanthropy magazine, Fall 2010
Carol Larson In May, Carol Larson was elected chair of the Council on Foundations (COF), an international philanthropic association with 2,100 member foundations. Larson, president and...