Smithsonian Institution and Chicago Foundation for Women Get New Leaders (Transitions)

New Smithsonian CEO Founded African-American Museum

Lonnie Bunch III, founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, has been named to head the Smithsonian Institution.

Bunch will be the first African-American to lead the cultural and scientific institution and is the first director of a Smithsonian branch to become the chief executive.

Bunch has received praise for both his curatorial skills and his ability to raise money. Bunch and his colleagues raised $317 million from private sources before the museum opened, plus $270 million in federal aid.

He replaces David Skorton, who left to become chief executive of the American Association of Medical Colleges.

Goldman Sachs Partner to Head Bank’s Philanthropy

Asahi Pompey has been promoted to president of the corporate foundation and global head of corporate engagement at Goldman Sachs. She joined the company in 2006 and became a partner last year. The Goldman Sachs Foundation reported assets of $565 million in 2015, according to the most recent Form 990 available.

Chicago Foundation for Women Appoints Police Official as CEO

Felicia Davis has become president and CEO of the Chicago Foundation for Women. She is a former detective in the Violent Crimes section of the Chicago Police Department who most recently served as interim president of the City Colleges of Chicago, Olive-Harvey College.

Davis replaces K. Sujata, who stepped down in March after eight years of leading the foundation.

Movember’s Chief Moves to Lead Children’s Fund

Adam Garone, co-founder and CEO of the Movember Foundation, has been hired as CEO of the Starlight Children’s Foundation, which delivers services to improve the emotional well-being of seriously ill children and their families.

Low Income Investment Fund Promotes a Top Official

Kimberly Latimer-Nelligan, chief operating officer and executive vice president of community investment programs, has been promoted to president of the Low Income Investment Fund, in San Francisco.

She will report directly to the foundation’s new CEO, Daniel Nissenbaum, who took the reins of the $491 million community-development institution in March.

New Leader at MusiCares Comes from (Red)

Deborah Dugan, CEO of (Red), the AIDS nonprofit co-founded by the rock star Bono in 2006, has been named president and CEO of the Recording Academy, the nonprofit group that runs the Grammy Awards.

She succeeds Neil Portnow, who is leaving this summer after 17 years. Dugan will also serve as president and CEO of MusiCares, the Recording Academy’s charitable arm that makes grants primarily to musicians largely focused on treating addiction and providing housing for the elderly.

Barr Fund Names Program Officers on Climate, Education

Jill Valdes Horwood, policy director at Boston Harbor Now, has joined the Barr Foundation as director of its Boston Waterfront Initiative, its climate-resiliency program to protect the city of Boston from coastal flooding.

Ali Gross, performance-management partner in the Office of Human Capital at Boston Public Schools, has been appointed program officer for education at the fund.

Hewlett Foundation Appoints Global Development Leader

Dana Hovig, a senior adviser for global development and global health at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will become director of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation’s global development and population program. He succeeds Ruth Levine, who is stepping down after eight years.

(The Hewlett Foundation is a financial supporter of the Chronicle of Philanthropy.)

More New CEOs

Jim Burch, interim president and former executive vice president of the National Police Foundation, has taken on the leadership role permanently. He succeeds Jim Bueermann, who retired last year.

Elena Sturman, senior vice president and chief development officer at Phoenix House, has been hired as president and CEO of the Glaucoma Foundation. She succeeds Scott Christensen, who has held the position since 2002 and is now retiring.

Mary Haddad, vice president for sponsorship and mission services at the Catholic Health Association of the United States, has been promoted to CEO, effective July 1.

Departures

Tamir Novotny, executive director of Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy, has departed after almost four years at the helm.

Jon Jensen, executive director of the Park Foundation, plans to retire in September after 12 years of leading the grant maker in Ithaca, N.Y.

Rick Williams, CEO of the Sobrato Family Foundation since 2013, is retiring.

Kriss Deiglmeier, CEO of the $440 million Tides for five years, will depart at the end of 2019, once a successor has been selected.

Alan Jenkins, co-founder and president of the Opportunity Agenda, is leaving the social-justice communications group after 13 years. He has been appointed professor of practice at Harvard Law School.

Legacies

Jean Vanier, the founder of L’Arche International, which operates care facilities that house and treat people with intellectual and physical disabilities in 38 countries, died May 7 at age 90. He also co-founded Faith and Light, a network of support groups for disabled people and their families. In 2015, he won the Templeton Prize, given by the John Templeton Foundation for “exceptional contribution to affirming life’s spiritual dimension,” which came with a cash prize of $1.7 million.