The Global Philanthropy Forum presents Plenary 9: Roundtable: Philanthropy, Policy and Politics - Where is the line? with Stephen Heintz (Moderator) and panelists Sterling Speirn, Carol S. Larson, Vartan Gregorian and Doug Bereuter.
Bio
Douglas Bereuter
Doug Bereuter became the president of The Asia Foundation on September 1, 2004, immediately upon his resignation from U.S. Congress after twenty-six years of service.
During his congressional career, he was a leading member of the House International Relations Committee. He served as Vice Chairman for six years, and chaired the Asia-Pacific Subcommittee for six years. He was a ranking minority member of the Human Rights Subcommittee for six years. He chaired the Europe Subcommittee immediately before his departure.
Vartan Gregorian
Vartan Gregorian is the twelfth president of Carnegie Corporation of New York, a grant-making institution founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1911. Prior to his current position, which he assumed in June 1997, Mr. Gregorian served for nine years as the sixteenth president of Brown University.
Stephen Heintz
Stephen Heintz joined the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) in February 2001 as its fourth president.
Before joining the RBF, Mr. Heintz held top leadership positions in the nonprofit and public sectors. Most recently, Mr. Heintz was Founding President of Demos: A Network for Ideas & Action.
Carol S. Larson
Carol S. Larson is President and CEO of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, a position she has held since January 2004.
Ms. Larson served as the Packard Foundation’s director of programs from 1995 through 1999, and was appointed as vice president of the organization in 2000. In the role of director of programs, Ms. Larson worked directly with the president to manage the Foundation's full grantmaking portfolio.
Sterling Speirn
Sterling Speirn is President and CEO of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Michigan. Before joining the Kellogg Foundation in 2006, Mr. Speirn was President of the Peninsula Community Foundation, which serves donors and charitable organizations on the San Francisco Peninsula, and in Silicon Valley. Mr. Speirn is also Founder and Chairman of the Center for Venture Philanthropy, which has launched three Social Venture Funds engaging in the issues of poverty, literacy, and the environment. He is Past Chair of the Board of Directors of Northern California Grantmakers, and serves on the Advisory Council of the Global Philanthropy Forum. In addition, Mr. Speirn is Co-Creator and former Board Member of the "Raising a Reader" program, which now operates nationally in 27 states and has just earned a Fast Company Social Entrepreneurship Award for 2006.