Philanthropy for an Interdependent World
Richard G. Rockefeller
Chair
Richard Rockefeller, EdM, MD practiced and taught medicine in Portland, Maine, from 1982 until 2000. Since then he has remained involved in a variety of health-related non-profit activities. He founded and served as president of Health Commons Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving American medicine through the use of computer-based information tools, and informed shared decision making between patients and physicians. He has chaired the U.S. Advisory Board of Doctors Without Borders since 1989, and served on the board of Rockefeller University until 2006.
Dr. Rockefeller is also founder and president of Maine Time Banks, an association of service credit barter programs designed to rebuild trust, reciprocity and civic engagement (Putnam's core ingredients of Social Capital) throughout the state of Maine. He serves on the board of Time Banks USA as well. He has chaired the board of Maine Coast Heritage trust since 2000 and is past president of Rockefeller Family Fund. Dr. Rockefeller has two grown children and lives in Falmouth, Maine.
Dr. Rockefeller was first elected to the RBF board in 1989.
