Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors has announced Latanya Mapp Frett as its next President and CEO.  

Frett currently serves as president and CEO of Global Fund for Women, a public foundation assisting activists fighting for justice and equality in their communities. Previously, she was executive director of Planned Parenthood Global, the international arm of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, with regional and country offices in Africa and Latin America. 

Frett also worked for eight years as a human rights officer for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and ten years with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). 

She succeeds the outgoing CEO Melissa Berman and begins her post in January 2024. 

“It has been a privilege to guide RPA on a 20+ year journey filled with meaningful impact and transformative moments.  I’m honored to be passing the baton to Latanya, an extraordinary leader with a powerful global vision. Her unwavering dedication to women and girls is an indicator of the commitment she will bring to RPA’s mission. I look forward to witnessing and RPA’s evolution of RPA under Latanya’s leadership,” said Berman. 

“On behalf of the Board, I would like to express our excitement and delight in welcoming Latanya to RPA. Latanya’s 20-year career brokering alliances and community-centered solutions to thorny global challenges, coupled with her passion for equity, make her the ideal person to lead RPA’s next chapter. We salute Melissa’s legacy and look forward to supporting Latanya in our ongoing work of accelerating philanthropy in pursuit of a just world,” said RPA Board Chairperson Valerie Rockefeller. 

Frett added that she joins at a “critical time for philanthropy worldwide”.  

 Shafi Musaddique is a news editor at Alliance magazine.