Judith Rodin
Judith Rodin
Judith Rodinis a philanthropist with a long history in higher education. She is currently the president of the Rockefeller Foundation, a position she has held since 2005. From 1994 to 2004, Rodin served as the 7th permanent president of the University of Pennsylvania, and the first permanent female president of an Ivy League university...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth9 September 1944
CountryUnited States of America
Judith Rodin quotes about
continue sort whether
I think all philanthropy invests in product innovation, whether in a vaccine or a new kind of product of one sort or another, and I think we'll all continue to do that.
arm bank foundation funding government towards work
There's a lot of work being done through the innovation arm of the World Bank, at the World Bank Institute. There's a lot of work that we at the Rockefeller Foundation are doing and funding towards that end, and increasingly, the U.S. government is getting engaged.
sufficient
It’s necessary but not sufficient to learn and then work. You must learn from the work and learn while you work.
empowering empowering-women urgency
We must do more and with more urgency to empower women.
years lasts foundation
I have been honored and privileged to have led The Rockefeller Foundation for the last seven years, and I am excited to be leading the Foundation as we enter our centennial year.
years john-d-rockefeller genius
The extraordinary genius of John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie 100 years ago was their recognition that the great wealth they had amassed could be put to public good and used to solve the complex problems for which there were no other sources of capital.
issues impact support
A social impact bond is a new way of bringing financing into social and environmental support issues.
ideas impact innovation
Without impact, innovation is just an idea with promise.
keys empowering economic
The key to economic security - to food security in Africa is empowering the women.