William T. Grant Foundation
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William T. Grant Foundation
"Since its inception in 1936, the William T. Grant Foundation has had a remarkable constancy of purpose: to further the understanding of human behavior through research. The Foundation’s mission focuses on improving the lives of youth ages 8 to 25 in the United States. We invest primarily in high quality empirical studies. Our Current Research Interests are understanding and improving social settings such as families, schools, peer groups, and organizations, and how these social settings affect youth. Our Interests also focus on the use and influence of scientific evidence in policy and practice." [1]
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Trustees
Accessed November 2008: [2]
- J. Lawrence Aber - Professor of Applied Psychology and Public Policy, New York University
- Michael Casserly - Executive Director, Council of the Great City Schools
- Henry Gooss - President and Chief Executive Officer, Investor AB
- Robert Granger - President, William T. Grant Foundation
- Lisa Hess - Chief Investment Officer, Loews Corporation
- Christine James-Brown - President and Chief Executive Officer, Child Welfare League of America
- Kathleen Hall Jamieson - Director, Annenberg Public Policy Center and E.W. Packard Professor of Communication, University of Pennsylvania
- Bridget Macaskill - Former Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Oppenheimer Funds, Inc.
- Sara McLanahan - Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Princeton University
- Russell Pennoyer - Partner, Benedetto, Gartland & Company, Inc.
- Andrew Porter - Dean, University of Pennsylvania
- Gary Walker - President Emeritus, Public/Private Ventures
