Stephanie Bell-Rose
President, The Goldman Sachs Foundation
Stephanie Bell-Rose is a Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. and founding President of The Goldman Sachs Foundation, a $300 million international foundation whose mission is to promote excellence and innovation in education and to improve academic performance and lifelong productivity of young people worldwide. One of the top ten US corporate endowments, the Foundation utilizes grants, loans, and business expertise to advance its mission. The Foundation was awarded a gold medal by the Council on Foundations for its publication series, "Ideas into Action,� top prize for its annual report, and a bronze medal for its website.
Ms Bell-Rose specializes in high-impact social investments to promote the development of young people. Her philanthropic work extends from America's inner cities and rural communities to Europe and Asia. Deeply committed to developing the full potential of all people, she has emphasized the needs of the underserved.
Prior to her appointment at Goldman Sachs, Ms Bell-Rose served as Counsel and Program Officer for Public Affairs at The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation where she directed legal affairs and designed philanthropic initiatives in education and public policy in the US and abroad.
Her corporate work is complemented by publications and articles, including: Immigration and Opportunity: Race, Ethnicity and Employment in the US (co-editor, Russell Sage Press); "The Corporate Role in Developing Leaders: From the Sidelines to the Frontline," in College Board Review; "African-American High Achievers: Developing Talented Leaders," in The State of Black America; "The Contribution of Immigrant Women," in Radcliffe Quarterly; �Developing a Success Orientation� in Education Week, �Using Performance Metrics to Assess Impact,� in Nonprofit Earned Income (Jossey-Bass), and �Maximizing Impact through Strategic Philanthropy,� a Goldman Sachs Foundation monograph.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, she earned an A.B. with honors from Harvard College, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and an M.P.A. from the Kennedy School of Government. As a recipient of Harvard University�s Rockefeller Fellowship, she spent a year in Caracas and Mexico City studying urban development in Latin America.