Mariko Silver Named President and CEO of Luce Foundation

Congratulations to Council Leader (and JALD ’19) Mariko Silver, who has been named the next President & CEO of the Henry Luce Foundation! Established by Henry Luce, the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Time Inc., the foundation conducts grantmaking and leadership programs in the fields of Asia, higher education, religion and theology, art, and public policy. Dr. Silver currently serves as the President of Bennington College in Vermont, a role she has held since 2013. She will end her tenure at the college on July 1, and take office at the Luce Foundation on August 1. To learn more, please see her accomplishments at Bennington here and the announcement by Luce Foundation here.