Ford Foundation, one of the nation's largest philanthropies, names dean of Yale Law School to head it. Here's why.

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 ...

Gerken has been the dean of the Yale Law School since 2017, and is currently serving her second term, which was scheduled to ...

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 ...

" Heather Gerken brings a wealth of experience working across the philanthropic and legal sectors that will only help sharpen the Ford Foundation's operations and grantmaking," said Dr. Francisco ...

Heather Gerken, the dean of Yale Law School, will leave the University in August to lead one of the wealthiest charitable foundations in the world. After eight years as the Law School’s dean and ...

The constitutional law scholar Heather K. Gerken will oversee the Ford Foundation, a $16bn philanthropic entity with an eye towards social justice ...

The Ford Foundation has announced Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken as its next president NEW YORK -- The Ford Foundation has settled on its next leader. Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken will ...

Heather Gerken brings a wealth of experience working across the philanthropic and legal sectors that will only help sharpen the Ford Foundation's op ...

The Ford Foundation has announced Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken as its next president.

NEW YORK, July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, chair of the board of trustees of the Ford Foundation, announced that Heather Gerken will become the 11th president of the ...