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

As only the second woman to lead the Ford Foundation, Heather will drive bold innovation and inspire transformative systemic change with urgency and vision.”Gerken’s appointment follows an extensive ...

Darren Walker needed to be convinced of his new book's relevance. The outgoing Ford Foundation president feared that “The ...

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 the ...

The New York-based Ford Foundation, a significant funder in Detroit, has named Heather Gerken, dean of Yale Law School, as its next president. Gerken brings a strong legal background, focused on ...

Gerken said the idea for the Hurst Horizon Scholarship began in 2016 during a conversation between students. ... Yale Law Dean Heather Gerken talks with Rakim H. D. Brooks in 2019 at Yale's Alumni ...

This week's Ahead of the Curve looks at a new essay from Yale Law School dean Heather Gerken on why the debate between theory and practice in legal education is misguided, and how to marry the two.

Heather Gerken, 11th President of the Ford Foundation Photo credit: John Nienhuis " Heather Gerken brings a wealth of experience working across the philanthropic and legal sectors that will only ...

NEW YORK — 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 ...

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 ...

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.