Mastercard Foundation Appoints Robin Washington to Board of Directors
TORONTO, ONTARIO - African
Media Agency - 22 June 2021 - The Mastercard Foundation announced changes to its Board of Directors. Robin L.
Washington was appointed to the Board and long-time Board member President
Festus G. Mogae will be retiring.
"I'm thrilled to welcome Robin Washington to the Board," says Zein
M. Abdalla, Mastercard Foundation Board Chair. "As you can see from Robin's
biography, she brings a fantastic range of operational experience and insight
that will benefit the Foundation enormously as we continue to expand our impact."
Robin
L. Washington is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Alphabet,
Inc., Honeywell International, Inc., and Salesforce.com. She served as Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of Gilead Sciences, Inc. from May 2008
until November 2019, where she oversaw Global Finance, Facilities and
Operations, Investor Relations and the Information Technology divisions. Prior
to Gilead, she was the Chief Financial Officer of Hyperion Solutions, Inc. Ms.
Washington is a certified public accountant. She holds a bachelor's degree in
business administration from the University of Michigan and an MBA from
Pepperdine University.
"The
Mastercard Foundation does not shy away from the complex challenges facing the
world in these unprecedented times," says Washington. "They have an ambitious
goal that will drive meaningful change and impact the lives of millions of
young people living in poverty. I am looking forward to being a part of the
Foundation's Board and contributing to this important work."
Current
Board member President Festus G. Mogae is retiring from the Board after 11
years of service. He led the Republic of Botswana from 1998 to 2008 and focused
his efforts on fighting poverty and unemployment as well as reducing the spread
of HIV/AIDs. President Mogae is the recipient of several international awards,
including the Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership and
the Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur presented to him by French
President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2008 for his exemplary leadership in establishing
Botswana as a "model of democracy and good governance." President Mogae
currently serves as a Trustee of the Rhodes Trust and is an Honorary Member of
the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
"President
Mogae is deservedly celebrated for his work across Africa and globally. He has
long been an advocate for peace and a supporter of human rights, and his active
leadership has enabled the advancement of economic and social progress on the
continent," says Abdalla. "On behalf of the Foundation, I sincerely thank him
for his wisdom and service over the years. He will be deeply missed."
Mastercard Foundation Board of Directors
The Mastercard Foundation Board of Directors
currently includes:
Zein Abdalla, Mastercard Foundation Board
Chair and retired President of PepsiCo, Inc.
Valerie Amos, CH, Director of SOAS, University
of London and former Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and
Emergency Relief Co-ordinator
The Honourable Louise Arbour, Jurist in
residence at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP and former justice of the Supreme
Court of Canada
Doug Baillie, Retired Chief Human Resources
Officer of Unilever
Craig Calhoun, Professor of Social Sciences,
Arizona State University
Jennifer Fonstad, Co-Founder, Aspect Ventures
Dr. Jendayi Frazer, Managing Partner, African
Exchange Holdings Company; President of 50 Ventures, LLC; and former U.S
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
Jay Ireland, Retired President and CEO, GE
Africa
Jim Leech, CM, Senior Advisor with McKinsey
& Company; former Chancellor of Queen's University; and retired CEO of
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
Michael Sabia, Deputy Minister of Finance
Canada and former Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs &
Public Policy at the University of Toronto
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Former President of
Liberia and Nobel Peace Prize recipient
Robin L. Washington, Former Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer at Gilead Sciences, Inc.
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About the Mastercard Foundation
The Mastercard Foundation is a Canadian foundation and one of the largest foundations in the world with
more than $39 billion in assets. For more than a decade, the Foundation has advanced financial inclusion
and education in Africa, improving the lives of more than 45 million people living in poverty. The
Foundation was created in 2006 through the generosity of Mastercard when it became a public
company. Since its inception, the Foundation has operated independently of the company. The
Foundation's policies, operations, and program decisions are determined by its Board of Directors and
President and CEO. For more information on the Foundation, please visit: www.mastercardfdn.org