Hilary Pennington

Hilary Pennington
Born
South Africa
Education
OccupationPhilanthropist
TitleExecutive Vice President of the Ford Foundation

Hilary Pennington is an American philanthropist and the Executive Vice President of Ford Foundation, a position she has held since January 2018.[1] Pennington is celebrated for leading the launch of the five-year, $5 billion BUILD initiative which invested in the sustainability and capacity of 300 social justice organizations around the world.[2][3]

Previously, she was vice president for Ford foundation’s programming on Education, Creativity, and Free Expression.[3]

Before joining Ford Foundation, she was the Director of Education, post secondary success and special initiatives at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation[4] and led the foundation's effort to double by 2025 the number of low-income Americans who obtain a post secondary credential by age 26.[5]

  1. ^ "Who Is Hilary Pennington? A Few Questions for Ford's New Executive Vice President". Inside Philanthropy. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Foundation, Ford. "Ford Foundation Appoints Hilary Pennington as Executive Vice President". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "A Peek Behind the Philanthropic Curtain: A Conversation with Hilary Pennington on Ford's BUILD Initiative". Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly. April 5, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "Hilary Pennington: When there is deep inequality and prejudice, everyone suffers | Faith and Leadership". faithandleadership.com. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  5. ^ Thomason, Andy (November 11, 2013). "Gates Ex-Official, Now at Ford, Will Foster Equality at Colleges". The Chronicle of Higher Education. ISSN 0009-5982. Retrieved December 18, 2019.