Pew’s Board Gains New Members

The Pew Charitable Trusts announced the appointments of Clayton Rose and David Williams to its board of directors, a body committed to guiding the institution in its mission to serve the public. Their appointments took effect July 1.

“I am delighted that David and Clayton have accepted the invitation to join Pew’s board and help steward the organization’s resources and extend its impact,” said Christopher Jones, chair of the board of directors. “Society faces many global challenges. Nonpartisan institutions such as Pew, which pursue ambitious solutions and use data to make a difference, play an important role in our public affairs. David and Clayton are well suited to the task, as they bring a wealth of nonprofit governing experience to the board.”

“On behalf of the entire organization, I want to extend a warm welcome to the newest members of the board of directors,” said Sue Urahn, Pew’s president and CEO. “We are honored by their interest in Pew, and I look forward to working with them to advance our efforts to address critical challenges.”

Clayton Rose is an education and business leader with extensive experience managing and governing nonprofit and for-profit organizations. He is currently the Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School, chair of the board of trustees of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and a member of the board of directors at Bank of America. From 2015 to 2023, he was president of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. In addition to Harvard, Rose has taught at the business schools at Columbia University and New York University. For the first 20 years of his career, Rose worked at J.P. Morgan & Co., where he headed several global businesses and was a member of its senior management. Rose holds a Ph.D. and a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago.

David Williams is a distinguished corporate leader with more than 40 years of experience in professional services. He worked at Deloitte from 2002 until 2024, when he retired after several executive leadership roles, including serving as the CEO of two of its operating subsidiaries; leading its policy, government relations, and community activities; and serving on the company’s board of directors. Prior to that, he was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and a project director at the Baltimore Economic Development Corporation. Williams serves on the board of The Traveler’s Companies, and he previously served on the boards of several nonprofits including the Pro Bono Institute, Teach For America New York, Independent Sector, My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, and the Points of Light foundation. Williams holds an MBA in finance from the Wharton School and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania.