Oral history interview with D. Ellen Shuman, 2012
Oral history interview with D. Ellen Shuman, 2012
- Name
- Shuman, D. Ellen (Interviewee)
- Weiss, Thomas G. (Thomas George), 1946- (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with D. Ellen Shuman, 2012
- Abstract
- Childhood: born in Illinois, raised in Washington D.C., inspired by father to contribute to society; admitted into the second class of women accepted at Bowdoin College in Maine; received a Masters of Public and Private Management at Yale University School of Management; interest in non-profit management developed from family values; differences in investment strategy and governance in private foun dations and educational institutions; management of portfolio by the investment committee before and after the 2008 financial crisis; dynamics and interaction between the investment committee and the board of directors; grantmaking as socially responsible investing; fluctuation of purchasing power and the benefits of a stable spend rate; investment committee chairs: Vincent Mai, Marty Leibowitz, Geoffrey T. Boisi; development of investment staff; deciding to leave the Carnegie Corporation of New York; interactions with Carnegie program staff; social responsibilities of staff and board; evaluating programs quantitatively; transitioning to the leadership of Vartan Gregorian; lasting influence of Andrew Carnegie on Carnegie Corporation staff and programs; concerns about future of U.S. philanthropy: efficiency, accountability; pressure on Carnegie to act in response to world events: September 11, 2001, Hurricane Katrina, 2010 earthquake in Haiti; capital aggregation technique to yield larger return at Edna McConnell Clark Foundation; comparing: large and small foundations, educational institutions, individual pet projects, specific problem-focused foundations; investment policy shifts as a result of the 2008 financial crisis; Carnegie officer and staff compensation policies; supporting the global perspective at Carnegie with hiring practices.
- Collection Name
- Carnegie Corporation project. Part 3
- Subjects
- Shuman, D. Ellen; Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- 67 pages; 1 digital audio file (153 min.); 1 digital audio file (132 min.)
- Note (Biographical)
- Former Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Note
- Interviewed by Thomas G. Weiss on April 17, 2012.
- Note (Provenance)
- Shuman, D. Ellen, Gift, 2013
- Note (Copyright)
- Copyright by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York and Carnegie Corporation of New York, 2013.
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content - Catalog Record
- 12767487
- Also In
- Carnegie Corporation Oral History Project [Staging]
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-644f-w204
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.