Grantmakers In Health Names Faith Mitchell Next President and CEO
The Grantmakers In Health (GIH) Board of Directors has selected Faith Mitchell, Ph.D. as the organization's next president and CEO. She will assume the position on December 1, 2012, succeeding Lauren LeRoy, who has led GIH for the past 14 years.
Remarking on Dr. Mitchell's impressive credentials, command of the broad range of issues that shape both health care and people's health, and her commitment to promoting equity and social justice, Sam Karp, GIH board chair and vice president of programs at the California HealthCare Foundation, noted that “Faith brings a stellar combination of leadership experience and understanding of the field. The board's enthusiastic endorsement of her as the next GIH president and CEO reflects our confidence that Faith is the ideal leader to continue GIH's proactive role and responsiveness in meeting the needs of our Funding Partners and the broader field.”
Dr. Mitchell has been GIH's vice president for program and strategy for the past five years. In addition to managing the GIH program staff, she has developed both programs and publications on such issues as women's health, racial and ethnic health disparities, health equity, and philanthropic practice.