Eric Doppstadt is vice president and chief investment officer of the foundation. He is responsible for managing the foundation’s investment portfolio. Eric joined Ford in 1989 as resident counsel, working closely with the investment team. He held the position for six years, before assuming senior positions managing the foundation’s alternative investment portfolio over the next 15 years. During this time, from 2000 to 2009, he was director of Private Equity Investments, managing the foundation’s investments in private equity, venture capital, growth equity, distressed investments, and hedge funds. He was appointed to his current post in 2009. Prior to joining the foundation, Eric practice


Eric Doppstadt
Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Ford Foundation
United States, New York, New York
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Vice President & Chief Investment Officer
Ford Foundation
Investment Team,Operations Team
Investor
Foundation
New York
New York
United States
Sep 7, 2025
Work Experience
Harvard Management Company
Director Present
Email: e.doppstadt@fordfoundation.org
Arch Capital Group, Ltd.
Director Present
Email: e.doppstadt@fordfoundation.org
Makena Capital Management, LLC
Director Present
Email: e.doppstadt@fordfoundation.org
Ford Foundation
Vice President & Chief Investment Officer Jan 1989 - Present
Email: e.doppstadt@fordfoundation.org
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