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Depelsha McGruder

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Outside 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.

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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.