Nov 17 2014
Perspective
A version of this post also appeared on Philanthropy News Digest. About a year ago, the Oceans and Fisheries team at The Rockefeller Foundation embarked on a new initiative focused on …
Nov 12 2014
Speeches
Good evening, and thank you all so much for being here, and to Politics and Prose for providing this critical platform for ideas and exchange. There is perhaps no more appropriate …
Nov 11 2014
Perspective
A version of this post also appeared on LinkedIn.
"Every city has a different set of needs—but every city needs a Chief Resilience Officer. While 100 Resilient Cities is helping to …
Nov 04 2014
Perspective
Rockefeller Foundation managing director Michael Myers speaking on a panel about improving transportation access in cities. Photo credit: Erissa Scalera / Rockefeller Foundation "How do we ensure transportation innovations reach poor …
Oct 29 2014
Perspective
On the second anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, I want to highlight some recent articles that include—or were supported by—The Rockefeller Foundation. The New York Times highlights the Rebuild By Design competition, …
Oct 27 2014
Speeches
"We must not be blind to the constant opportunities for improvement in our own industry—we must never allow ourselves to follow a rut into our own graves."
Thank you so much …
Oct 23 2014
Perspective
Most of the people living in the coastal areas of the world’s largest cities are poor, not rich. And 90 percent of the world’s coastal poor are located in Asia.
As …
Oct 20 2014
Perspective
Photo credit: Flickr user COD Newsroom "Anyone working in [youth unemployment] now understands that we are in danger of losing an entire generation."
The Rockefeller Foundation's Initiatives do not spring from thin …
Oct 14 2014
Perspective
Photo credit: Flickr user Jeff Turner "To see the face of suburban poverty, you needn’t look further than the human interest stories of every major newspaper in America. But while coverage …
Oct 10 2014
Perspective
A version of this post, co-authored by Carmen Revenga, originally appeared on National Geographic NewsWatch. Today, Chile is a global example for good near-shore fisheries management. The emblematic Chilean abalone, and …