News

As part of my switch from interim to ongoing NCF president and CEO, I’ve decided to launch a series of quick-hitter bulletins. I’ll use these bulletins to communicate more frequently and proactively about the foundation’s work and our support of racial, economic, and environmental justice (REEJ).

I am pleased to share exciting news about the incoming leadership on our board of trustees. For the first time in the foundation’s history, the majority of the board’s executive positions are now held by fourth generation family members—that is, the great-grandchildren of Nathan Cummings.

Here are the headlines:

• Jaimie Mayer, the first fourth-generation family member to serve as board chair, has just been reelected—unanimously—to serve a second three-year term as our chair. The board sees, as do I, that Jaimie possesses the courage, creativity, and dedication to lead NCF as we seek to leverage the totality of our assets to pursue social impact.

• Amy Sorensen has just been elected to serve as vice chair of the board. Amy, who leads external relations and partnerships for the Israel-based NGO Pico Kids, has already demonstrated her leadership chops through her service as chair of the board committee focused on deploying the foundation’s assets for impact.  

• Rebecca Gregg was elected to serve as board secretary. While this is her first time serving as a board officer, Rebecca has lent her warmth and intelligence to the board since 2016.

• Adam Cummings will continue his service as board treasurer, supporting the continuity and intergenerational work of the foundation.

We are also continuing to invest in and build out our independent (non-family) board leadership:

• Dimple Sahni, who previously served as an advisor to the board’s Investment Committee, will now serve as the committee’s chair. In her day job, Dimple is the Managing Director of Multi Asset Impact Investing at Anthos Fund and Asset Management, a values based asset management firm rooted in the DNA of a single family office.

• We are also actively searching for two independent trustees who are passionate about and have expertise arounds racial, economic, and/or environmental justice. Learn more and apply here. 

Thanks for reading. Look out for more brief bulletins like this in the coming months.

Rey Ramsey

Nathan Cummings Foundation CEO