Oct 28 2015
Press Releases
David Rockefeller Jr. to Step Down at End of Five Year Term
NEW YORK—The Trustees of The Rockefeller Foundation announced today the unanimous election of business executive Richard D. Parsons as …
Oct 20 2015
Perspective
Cities around the world face new challenges every day, a reality being exacerbated by climate change: droughts last longer; storms are more severe; rising sea levels threaten to reclaim coastal …
Oct 14 2015
Perspective
One of the keys to advancing more inclusive economies around the world is the empowerment of women. That's why we at The Rockefeller Foundation apply a gender lens to all …
Oct 06 2015
Perspective
This post originally appeared on The Guardian. Growing an economy is very thirsty business. We need to double food production—but we're already using an average 70 percent of the world's fresh water …
Oct 01 2015
Speeches
Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a pleasure to be a programming partner for the Concordia Summit. I always come away from these sessions with a greater belief in the power of public-private …
Oct 01 2015
Perspective
I spent Sunday at the Social Good Summit, a convening that leverages the world’s attention on New York City—thanks to the imminent UN General Assembly—to speak about the UN Global Goals. …
Sep 30 2015
Press Releases
'Rebuild by Design' Joins 100RC to Bring Collaborative Research & Design-Driven Approaches to Cities 
The Award-Winning Approach Developed in the Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy will be Exported Around the Globe Under the Direction of 100RC Through this New Collaboration
NEW YORK—Rebuild by Design, the international design …
Sep 28 2015
Perspective
End Poverty.
End Hunger.
Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-Being.
These are three of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that the world will adopt formally at a special UN summit in New …
Sep 27 2015
Perspective
In my line of work there’s a lot of talk about goals—especially this time of year. After all, there is no shortage of challenges that the global development community comes …
Sep 25 2015
Perspective
A version of this post originally appeared in Bloomberg View. At next week's General Assembly meetings, the United Nations will formally announce 17 ambitious new sustainable development goals. The 15-year program will tackle vital issues ranging …