Ford, Rockefeller Offer Templates for Guiding CEO Transitions at Big Foundations
Raj Shah, former USAID administrator, will start his next high-profile gig as the president of the Rockefeller Foundation in March, taking the reins from Judith Rodin. She has led Rockefeller, one the world’s largest philanthropic organizations, since 2005.
The announcement last month that Shah, 43, will lead the foundation, is the latest sign of notable leadership turnover at foundations operating in the international development arena.
Julia Stasch was selected as MacArthur Foundation’s president and CEO in March 2015, after serving as its interim president for several months, following the exit of Robert Gallucci. Darren Walker took over for Luis A. Ubiñas as CEO of the Ford Foundation in 2013. And La June Montgomery Tabron became W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s CEO and president in 2014...