Depelsha McGruder
InvestorOutside Director; Member of the Audit Committee at Oaktree
About
Depelsha McGruder has served as an outside director at Oaktree since February 2021 and is a member of the Audit Committee. She is chief operating officer and treasurer of the Ford Foundation, overseeing functions including finance, IT, international operations, and grants management across offices in multiple regions. She previously was COO of New York Public Radio and spent 17 years in leadership roles at Viacom's MTV and BET Networks, and began her career as a broadcast journalist and later a strategy consultant at Accenture. She holds a B.A. from Howard University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Colleagues at Oaktree
Armen Panossian
Co-Chief Executive Officer at Oaktree
Bruce Flatt
Brookfield Director at Oaktree
Bruce Karsh
Co-Chairman and Chief Investment Officer at Oaktree
Craig Noble
Brookfield Director at Oaktree
Howard Marks
Co-Chairman at Oaktree
Jay Ghiya
Chief Operating Officer at Oaktree
John Frank
Vice Chairman at Oaktree
Justin Beber
Brookfield Director at Oaktree
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Depelsha McGruder?
- Depelsha McGruder has served as an outside director at Oaktree since February 2021 and is a member of the Audit Committee. She is chief operating officer and treasurer of the Ford Foundation, overseeing functions including finance, IT, international operations, and grants management across offices in multiple regions. She previously was COO of New York Public Radio and spent 17 years in leadership roles at Viacom's MTV and BET Networks, and began her career as a broadcast journalist and later a strategy consultant at Accenture. She holds a B.A. from Howard University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
- Where does Depelsha McGruder work?
- Depelsha McGruder is Outside Director; Member of the Audit Committee at Oaktree.







