# Ford Foundation Appoints Fatima Goss Graves to Board of Trustees

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- Published: 2026-10-20T02:33:00+07:00
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NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the Ford Foundation announced the 
election of Fatima Goss Graves to its board of trustees. Ms. Goss Graves is the 
president and chief executive officer of the National Women’s Law Center and president
of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund.

"We are thrilled to welcome Fatima Goss Graves’s perspective and expertise to the
Ford Foundation Board of Trustees," said **Ursula Burns, Chair of the Ford Foundation
Board of Trustees**. "Fatima’s track record speaks for itself, her strategic vision,
fearless advocacy, and proven ability to drive meaningful organizational and systemic
change make her an invaluable addition to our Board of Trustees."

Ms. Goss Graves is a nationally recognized expert on gender justice, law, policy,
and culture change. As an attorney, she has spent her career fighting to advance
opportunities for women and girls, including income security and COVID relief, equal
pay, health and reproductive rights, education access, workplace justice and ending
sexual harassment and violence – with a focus on women and girls of color.

"Fatima Goss Graves possesses a sharp legal intellect, exceptional sector insight,
and a steadfast dedication to justice," said **Heather Gerken, president of the 
Ford Foundation.** "I could not be more excited to welcome her to the Board of Trustees.
Across Fatima’s career, her strategic vision and formidable advocacy have broadened
pathways for communities everywhere, particularly women and girls of color. Her 
presence and insights will be invaluable as we enter the next chapter of the Ford
Foundation."

"I am deeply honored to join the Board of Trustees and work alongside the Ford Foundation’s
extraordinary leadership," said **Fatima Goss Graves**. "I have dedicated my career
to ensuring that all people can live with safety, dignity, and full agency over 
their lives and that women and their families have what they need to flourish. I
am eager to bring that same commitment to Ford’s vital mission in the years ahead."

Ms. Goss Graves has testified on complex policy matters at the state and federal
levels of government in the United States and has been legal and social commentator
on CBS, MSNBC, BBC, CNN, PBS, and NPR, and numerous outlets, including the_ New 
York Times, Wall Street Journal_ and the_ Washington Post_.

In addition to the Ford Foundation, Ms. Goss Graves serves on a number of boards
in advisory and governance capacities. Based in Washington D.C., she is a graduate
of UCLA and Yale Law School.

Ford Foundation trustees are elected by the board and serve six-year terms. Trustees
set broad policies relating to grantmaking, geographic focus, investments, governance,
and professional standards, and they oversee independent audits. The foundation’s
trustees come from around the world and have extensive experience in higher education,
business and finance, technology, law, government, civil society, and the nonprofit
sector.

**About the Ford Foundation**

The Ford Foundation is an independent organization working to address inequality
and build a future grounded in justice. For 90 years, it has supported visionaries
on the frontlines of social change worldwide, guided by its mission to strengthen
democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation,
and advance human achievement. Today, with an endowment of $18 billion, the foundation
has headquarters in New York and 10 regional offices across Africa, Asia, Latin 
America, and the Middle East. Learn more at [www.fordfoundation.org](https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4801117-1&h=2027849139&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fordfoundation.org%2F&a=www.fordfoundation.org).

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