The Chairman of the board of trustees of the Ford Foundation, Francisco Cigarroa, has announced that Heather Gerken will ...

Darren Walker needed to be convinced of his new book's relevance. The outgoing Ford Foundation president feared that “The Idea of America," set to publish in September just before he leaves the ...

Heather Gerken, current dean of Yale Law School, will be the Ford Foundation's next president. Gerken, a constitutional law and democracy expert, succeeds Darren Walker after his 12-year tenure.

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 ...

Ford Foundation’s New Leader Says She’ll Work to Protect Democracy Heather K. Gerken, the dean of Yale Law School, will run the powerful philanthropy, known for pushing for social justice.

Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken will succeed Darren Walker as the president of one of the largest U.S. charitable organizations, the Ford Foundation announced Monday.

The Ford Foundation has announced Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken as its next president. Gerken, a leading expert on constitutional law and democracy, will succeed Darren Walker, who has led ...