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Doug GrohunlockedDouglas: together at University of Notre Dame (1984–1986)
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Douglas: together at University of Notre Dame
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About
Douglas Griffiths is President and CEO of the Oak Foundation, which provides grant-making to organizations focused on community development and environmental conservation. He has three decades of leadership experience spanning philanthropy, diplomacy, conservation, fundraising, international development, and higher education, including organizational change initiatives in large multicultural settings. He works in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Experience
- Oak FoundationPresident and CEOcurrent2019 — presentGeneva
- U.S. Department of StatePrincipal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs2018Washington D.C. Metro Area
- George C. Marshall CenterAssociate Director for International Liaison, Faculty Advisor, Professor of Practice2016 — 2018Garmisch-Parkenkirchen, Germany
- U.S. Department of StateAmbassador2012 — 2016Maputo, Mozambique
- United NationsDeputy Permanent Representative - U.S. Mission to the UN2009 — 2012Geneva Area, Switzerland
- U.S. Department of StatePrincipal Officer and Consul General, Guayaquil, Ecuador2006 — 2009Guayaquil, Ecuador
- U.S. Department of StateDeputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d'Affaires, Port-au-Prince, Haiti2004 — 2006Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- U.S. Mission to the United Nations in GenevaEconomic Counselor -2000 — 2004Geneva Area, Switzerland
- U.S. Department of StateEconomic Officer, United States Embassy, Rabat, Morocco1996 — 1999Rabat, Morocco
- U.S. Department of StateEconomic Officer - South Africa Desk and the Southern African Development Community1994 — 1996Washington, DC
Skills & more
Talent ManagementPhilanthropyEnvironmental PolicySocial JusticeStrategic LeadershipGovernment AdvocacyForeign PolicyStrategic NegotiationsInternational TradeInternational DevelopmentNatural Resource ManagementChange Management
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Sustainable DevelopmentEconomicsStrategic CommunicationsFundraisingNational SecurityEnvironmental AwarenessOrganizational DevelopmentConservation IssuesConflict ResolutionTeam ManagementCapacity BuildingLanguages French · Portuguese · Spanish
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Colleagues at Oak Foundation
Adrian Arena
Director, International Human Rights Programme at Oak Foundation
Adriana Craciun
Senior Adviser, President's Office at Oak Foundation
Alice Gentile
Adviser – Safeguarding and Organisational Development, President's Office at Oak Foundation
Ben Gilpin
Head of Zimbabwe office at Oak Foundation
Brian Robson
Director, Housing and Homelessness Programme at Oak Foundation
Brigette De Lay
Director, Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Programme at Oak Foundation
Cheryl Chang
Chief of Staff, President's Office at Oak Foundation
Esther Nørregård-Nielsen
Director, Oak Foundation Denmark at Oak Foundation
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Douglas Griffiths?
- Douglas Griffiths is President and CEO of the Oak Foundation, which provides grant-making to organizations focused on community development and environmental conservation. He has three decades of leadership experience spanning philanthropy, diplomacy, conservation, fundraising, international development, and higher education, including organizational change initiatives in large multicultural settings. He works in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
- Where does Douglas Griffiths work?
- Douglas Griffiths is President at Oak Foundation.
- Where did Douglas Griffiths go to school?
- Douglas Griffiths studied at Princeton University (Masters, Public Policy); Foreign Service Institute (Graduate, International Economics); University of Notre Dame (Bachelors, Political Science and Government).
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Also attended University of Notre Dame431
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Shared employers
Also worked at U.S. Department of State208
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Also worked at George C. Marshall Center1
Also worked at United Nations174
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