Visa Foundation Board Appoints Graham Macmillan as President of the Visa Foundation
June 12 2019 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Today Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) announced that Graham Macmillan has
been appointed President of the Visa Foundation, effective June 24.
In this role, Graham will develop and execute the Foundation’s
impact investing and grantmaking strategy in support of its mission
to help low-income and financially-underserved micro and small
businesses around the world thrive and prosper. Mr. Macmillan will
also oversee all of the Foundation’s activities addressing broader
community needs and humanitarian crisis response.
Mr. Macmillan brings 20 years of experience leading
purpose-driven work in the private and public sector with global
institutions. He joins Visa from the Ford Foundation, where he was
the Senior Program Officer for Mission Investments responsible for
impact investment initiatives, a global philanthropic investment
portfolio, and programmatic strategy. Prior to the Ford Foundation,
Graham was Director of Corporate Citizen Partnerships at Citi,
partnering with business units to build Citi’s reputation and
contributions to economic progress. Graham takes over for Douglas
Sabo, who served as the Foundation’s Founding President and
continues as Visa Inc.’s Global Head of Corporate Responsibility
and Sustainability.
“It is an honor to join Visa and be asked to serve as President
of the Visa Foundation,” said Mr. Macmillan. “I have long-admired
Visa's ability to drive social impact not just through its
charitable contributions and employee engagement but through its
business capabilities. In a rapidly changing world, global
companies must consider and contribute to the needs of all their
stakeholders and the Visa Foundation is an important part of how
Visa will do that.”
“Graham’s leadership of the Visa Foundation will be critical to
building scalable programs and making strategic investments that
enable micro and small businesses to thrive,” said Marianne
Mwaniki, Senior Vice President and Head of Social Impact, Visa and
Vice Chairman, Visa Foundation. “Through this work, we have the
incredible opportunity to create catalytic impact on the lives of
millions of individuals around the world.”
Mr. Macmillan currently serves on the board of directors of
Village Capital and ROC USA. Previously, he was a member of the
executive committee of the Aspen Network for Development
Entrepreneurs (ANDE) and a term member of the Council on Foreign
Relations.
About Visa Inc.
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is the world’s leader in digital payments.
Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative,
reliable and secure payment network - enabling individuals,
businesses and economies to thrive. Our advanced global processing
network, VisaNet, provides secure and reliable payments around
the world, and is capable of handling more than 65,000 transaction
messages a second. The company’s relentless focus on innovation is
a catalyst for the rapid growth of digital commerce on any device,
for everyone, everywhere. As the world moves from analog to
digital, Visa is applying our brand, products, people, network and
scale to reshape the future of commerce. For more information,
visit About Visa, visa.com/blog and @VisaNews.
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