As a program officer at Ford, Chris is responsible for designing and implementing a grantmaking strategy to build an enduring capacity to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion with an intersectional lens in U.S. philanthropy. As part of Ford’s BUILD team, he supports other grantmakers at the foundation in providing organizational strengthening support to their grantee partners, and advises internally on philanthropic engagement. Prior to joining Ford, he led the philanthropy consulting practice at TCC Group and served as a program director at Hispanics in Philanthropy. Chris serves on the boards of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation and Red Hook Initiative, a youth-serving agency in Brooklyn.
Chris Cardona
