Wes Moore, chief executive of the Robin Hood Foundation.
Robin Hood Foundation
Wes Moore, a former Army paratrooper who served in Afghanistan, was named chief executive of the Robin Hood Foundation, which works to alleviate poverty in New York City. He succeeds David Saltzman, the charity’s co-founder, who stepped down as executive director late last year.
Mr. Moore is the founder and chief executive of BridgeEdU, an organization that helps students make the transition from high school to college, and the host of Beyond Belief, a TV show on the Oprah Winfrey Network that focuses on inspirational stories. He previously served as a White House fellow to then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and has written two bestselling books, The Other Wes Moore and The Work: Searching for a Life That Matters.
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Wes Moore, chief executive of the Robin Hood Foundation.
Robin Hood Foundation
Wes Moore, a former Army paratrooper who served in Afghanistan, was named chief executive of the Robin Hood Foundation, which works to alleviate poverty in New York City. He succeeds David Saltzman, the charity’s co-founder, who stepped down as executive director late last year.
Mr. Moore is the founder and chief executive of BridgeEdU, an organization that helps students make the transition from high school to college, and the host of Beyond Belief, a TV show on the Oprah Winfrey Network that focuses on inspirational stories. He previously served as a White House fellow to then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and has written two bestselling books, The Other Wes Moore and The Work: Searching for a Life That Matters.
The Robin Hood Foundation is one of the nation’s largest nonprofits. Last year it raised $190 million in private support and gave $130 million to antipoverty organizations in New York.
Clinton Foundation
Donna Shalala stepped down as CEO to return to the University of Miami as a full-time faculty member.
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Ms. Shalala will take a seat on the foundation’s Board of Directors, which former President Bill Clinton will lead as chairman. She served as president of the University of Miami before leaving in 2015 to lead the Clinton charity.
The Data Center
Lamar Gardere, chief information officer for the City of New Orleans, was appointed executive director. He will succeed Allison Plyer, who will take on a contract position as chief demographer at the Louisiana research nonprofit.
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
Sohini Chowdhury, the foundation’s senior vice president for research and partnerships, was promoted to deputy chief executive. She will work alongside the organization’s CEO, Todd Sherer.
Skillful
Beth Cobert, acting director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, was named chief executive of Skillful, a program formed by a partnership among the Markle Foundation, LinkedIn, and the state of Colorado that helps people without college degrees gain job skills.
Other notable appointments:
Caroline Anstey, managing director at the World Bank Group, will become the Open Society Foundations’ first chief operating officer.
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Katie Nicely, chief development officer at United Way Bay Area, was appointed vice president for advancement at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Legacies:
Henry Hillman, a Pittsburgh philanthropist who made his fortune in the iron industry, died on April 14 at age 98.
Mr. Hillman was chairman of the Hillman Company, an investment firm. He served as a trustee on the boards of several institutions in Pittsburgh, among them the University of Pittsburgh, to which he gave $20 million in 2005 for cancer research. He also donated $10 million to Carnegie Mellon University in 2008 to support computer-science research.
Anais Strickland is a copy editor at The Chronicle of Higher Education. She returns after spending five years at the not-for-profit NBCOT, which certifies occupational therapists. Previously, she managed the Gazette section of The Chronicle and the people listings for the Chronicle of Philanthropy.