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Markle President Beth Cobert Announces Departure from Foundation; Board Announces Interim Leader

After seven years of exceptional leadership at the Markle Foundation, President Beth Cobert has informed the Board of Directors that she intends to leave the Foundation on February 9, 2024. The Board has announced that it has begun its search for a new President, and that Ellen V. Futter, former President of the American Museum of Natural History and of Barnard College, will serve as Markle’s Interim President.

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Skills-First Talent Movement Receives Major Boost as Rework America Alliance Transitions to National Nonprofit Jobs for the Future

Jobs for the Future (JFF), a national nonprofit that drives transformation of the U.S. education and workforce systems, and the Markle Foundation, which works to improve the economic security, national security, and health of all Americans, announced plans to transfer one of the foundation’s marquee initiatives, the Rework America Alliance, to JFF.

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March 21, 2003

Markle Foundation Names G. G. Michelson to Board of Directors

NEW YORK, NY—G. G. Michelson, a distinguished New York business and community leader, has been named to the Markle Board of Directors, Zoë Baird, president…

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December 10, 2002

Lewis B. Kaden named to Markle Foundation Board of Directors

NEW YORK, NY—Zoë Baird, president of the Markle Foundation, announced today that Lewis B. Kaden, a partner at the New York-based law firm Davis Polk…

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October 7, 2002

Markle Foundation Task Force Says FBI Should Not Be Lead Agency For Domestic Information to Prevent Terrorism

WASHINGTON, DC—A new report released today by the Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security recommends that a new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rather…

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June 21, 2002

Markle Foundation Launches Initiative to Promote Adoption of Key Clinical Health Information Standards

WASHINGTON, DC—The Markle Foundation today launched an ambitious public-private initiative designed to improve patient care by promoting the adoption of an initial set of standards…

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June 5, 2002

New Website Provides Resources For Empowering Poor Communities-50 Million Americans Face Online Content Gap

WASHINGTON, DC—Citing original research indicating a persistent digital divide in content for low-income communities, The Children’s Partnership with the Markle Foundation today launched the Community…

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April 1, 2002

Joanna McIntosh joins the Markle Foundation Policy for a Networked Society Program

NEW YORK, NY—Zoë Baird, President of the Markle Foundation today named Joanna McIntosh as a director of Markle’s Policy for a Networked Society program. Ms….

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March 6, 2002

New Task Force Aims to Protect Nation with Better Information and Technology

NEW YORK, NY/WASHINGTON, DC—An independent, multi-sector task force to determine how information and technology can enhance national security was announced today by the Markle Foundation…

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March 5, 2002

Markle Foundation Names Joel L. Fleishman Chairman of the Board of Directors

NEW YORK, NY—Joel L. Fleishman, professor of Law and Public Policy Studies and director of the Sam and Ronnie Heyman Center for Ethics, Public Policy…

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February 5, 2002

Global Public-Private Partnership Launches to Deliver Digital Opportunity for All

NEW YORK, NY—The Markle Foundation and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today kicked off the Global Digital Opportunity Initiative (GDOI) with the formation of…

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