WILLIAM AND FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation recently named Fay Twersky as its new president.
Twersky arrives from the California-based William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (HF), where she has served as vice president for about a year and a half. With HF for more than nine years, however, she began as a senior fellow and then worked as director of its Effective Philanthropy Group for six and half years.
A true veteran of the philanthropic sector, Twersky worked as a senior advisor and interim chief program officer at the Rothschild Foundation as well as director of Impact Planning & Improvement at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Earlier in her career she helped co-found the consulting firm, Informing Change, which seeks to help nonprofits and communities in need use data and strategic learning to affect real change for their beneficiaries.
Twersky, a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has also expanded the impact of her career by putting herself in decision-making positions at various organizations. She currently serves on the boards of the Center for Effective Philanthropy and the Van Leer Group, while concluding a nearly eight-year stint on the board of the UBS Optimus Foundation in July.
“Fay is a values-driven, thoughtful leader with exceptional experience that aligns perfectly with our bold vision for the future of our work,” said Arthur M. Blank, Chairman of the foundation, in a press release about the appointment. “She adds unique skills and a strategic approach that will help us leverage and connect the assets of the Blank Family of Businesses to drive even deeper, more meaningful impact through our Family Foundation.”
Fay Twersky, making the cross-country move from California to Atlanta, officially begins her new role as president of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation on February 15, 2021. She succeeds 17-year president Penelope McPhee who, in March, announced her intention to retire by the end of the year.
