Luis Ubiñas
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Luis Antonio Ubiñas is the ninth president of the Ford Foundation
. He became president in 2008.
In his career Ubiñas has worked for both for-profit and non-profit
organizations. He has served on the Boards of a range of local and national non-profits, including Leadership Education and Development, the Steppingstone Foundation, the March of Dimes
in Boston, and the United Way in San Francisco.
In his business career, Ubiñas spent 18 years at McKinsey & Company
. At McKinsey, he worked with telecommunications, technology and media companies and led McKinsey's Media Practice on the West Coast. His worked centered on leading major change programs.
Ubiñas grew up in the South Bronx
, New York City. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College
in 1985 and was a Truman Scholar. In 1989 he graduated from Harvard Business School
.
His wife, Deborah Tolman
, a feminist scholar. They have two sons.
Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
. He became president in 2008.
In his career Ubiñas has worked for both for-profit and non-profit
Nonprofit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
organizations. He has served on the Boards of a range of local and national non-profits, including Leadership Education and Development, the Steppingstone Foundation, the March of Dimes
March of Dimes
The March of Dimes Foundation is a United States nonprofit organization that works to improve the health of mothers and babies.-Organization:...
in Boston, and the United Way in San Francisco.
In his business career, Ubiñas spent 18 years at McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company
McKinsey & Company, Inc. is a global management consulting firm that focuses on solving issues of concern to senior management. McKinsey serves as an adviser to many businesses, governments, and institutions...
. At McKinsey, he worked with telecommunications, technology and media companies and led McKinsey's Media Practice on the West Coast. His worked centered on leading major change programs.
Ubiñas grew up in the South Bronx
South Bronx
The South Bronx is an area of the New York City borough of The Bronx. The neighborhoods of Tremont, University Heights, Highbridge, Morrisania, Soundview, Hunts Point, and Castle Hill are sometimes considered part of the South Bronx....
, New York City. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College
Harvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
in 1985 and was a Truman Scholar. In 1989 he graduated from Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
.
His wife, Deborah Tolman
Deborah Tolman
Deborah L. Tolman is a developmental psychologist and the founding director of the ASAP Initiative at the City University of New York...
, a feminist scholar. They have two sons.