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About Franklin A. Thomas
Franklin Augustine Thomas was an American businessman and philanthropist who was president and CEO of the Ford Foundation from 1979 until 1996. After leaving the foundation, Thomas continued to serve in leadership positions in American corporations and was on the board of the TFF Study Group, a nonprofit institution assisting development in South Africa. Thomas was chairman of the nonprofit organization September 11th Fund from 2001 to 2004 and was involved in the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, having served as the manager of its American office.
Everything about Franklin A. Thomas →- Occupation
- businessperson, basketball player
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 27, 1934
- Died
- December 22, 2021