Heather Gerken Joins Mellon Foundation’s Board of Trustees
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced on June 5, 2018, that Heather Gerken, Dean of Yale Law School, has been elected to its Board of Trustees.
“Heather Gerken brings a stellar intellect, wide-ranging curiosity, empathetic collegiality, and a lifelong commitment to educational access and the liberal arts. We are delighted to welcome her to the Mellon board,” said Mellon Board of Trustees Chair Danielle Allen.
Gerken is one of the country’s leading experts on constitutional law and election law. A founder of the “nationalist school of federalism,” her work focuses on federalism, diversity, and dissent. At Yale, she founded and leads a clinic in local government law, the San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP). In 2013, her proposal for creating the Democracy Index—a national ranking of election systems—was adopted by the Pew Charitable Trusts, which became the nation’s first Election Performance Index...