Sep 13 2018
Perspective
This piece is part of our 2018 United Nations General Assembly series. Across our history, The Rockefeller Foundation has boldly pushed itself to look out 20, 30, 40, 50 years into the …
Sep 13 2018
Perspective
This piece is part of our 2018 United Nations General Assembly series. One year ago, after nearly a decade’s commitment to advancing the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) movement, The Rockefeller Foundation’s health …
Sep 12 2018
Press Releases
Former Senior Data Scientist and Global Data Editor at the World Bank, Khokhar established the World Bank’s Data Innovation Fund NEW YORK - The Rockefeller Foundation today announced that Tariq Khokhar …
Sep 05 2018
Press Releases
Respected Global Development Expert to Lead Foundation’s Advances in Human Nutrition and Sustainable Food Production NEW YORK — The Rockefeller Foundation today announced that Roy Steiner, PhD, has been named managing …
Sep 04 2018
Perspective
This piece is part of our 2018 United Nations General Assembly series. More than 50 years ago, one of The Rockefeller Foundation’s acclaimed researchers, Dr. Norman Borlaug, developed new strains of …
Aug 31 2018
Speeches
As delivered on Friday, August 31, 2018, in Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands It is great to be with you here at Wageningen. I also want to especially thank President …
Aug 29 2018
Perspective
Dr. Norman Borlaug was one of The Rockefeller Foundation’s longest-serving program officers. Credited with launching the Green Revolution, which saved a billion lives and earned him the Nobel Prize in …
Aug 15 2018
Perspective
In 2007, the term “impact investing” was coined by The Rockefeller Foundation, putting a name to investments made with the intention of generating both financial return and social and/or environmental …
Jul 30 2018
Press Releases
NEW YORK — The Rockefeller Foundation today announced that Louise Shea has been named managing director for the Foundation’s Office of Human Capital Management. Ms. Shea comes to the Foundation …
Jul 17 2018
Perspective
Although food production worldwide has increased dramatically over the past 50 years, today, some 2 billion people still suffer from hunger, micronutrient deficiencies, and increasingly, obesity. According to the World …