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Luis Antonio Ubiñas
PresidentLuis A. Ubiñas is president of the Ford Foundation, the second largest philanthropy in the United States with over $10.5 billion in assets and $500 million in annual giving. The foundation operates worldwide and has offices in Asia, Africa and Central and South America.
Since his selection as president of the Ford Foundation in 2007, Luis has built a program strategy focused on increasing the participation of poor and marginalized individuals and communities in the economic, social and political opportunities afforded by their societies. He has focused on how new technology and social media can reshape the way nonprofits deliver results for those they serve. To maximize the resources available to grantees, Luis also led the restructuring of the foundation’s operations and endowment management.
Prior to joining the Ford Foundation, Luis was a director at McKinsey & Company, leading the firm’s media practice on the West Coast. He served technology, telecommunications and media companies, working with them to develop and implement strategies and improve operations. Much of his work focused on the opportunities and challenges represented by the growth of internet and wireless technologies.
Luis serves on several nonprofit, government and corporate boards and advisory committees, including the High Level Task Force for the International Conference on Population and Development, the Advisory Committee for the U.S.-China 100,000 Strong Initiative, and the boards of the New York Public Library and the Collegiate School for Boys. He also serves on the Board of Electronic Arts, Valassis Communications, Inc. and on the U.S. Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiation.
Luis is a graduate of Harvard College, where he was named a Truman Scholar, and Harvard Business School, where he graduated with highest honors. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Luis is married to Deborah L. Tolman, professor of social welfare and psychology at Hunter College School of Social Work and The Graduate Center, City University of New York. They have two sons.
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