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Miami Herald
22-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Miami's Knight Foundation announces new leaders in community, AI, research
A major Miami-based philanthropic, educational and civic institution has announced changes in its leadership. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, which funds journalism, arts and culture, and research in media and democracy, appointed three new vice presidents. 'As we navigate a rapidly evolving world, these strategic leadership changes ensure we're not just keeping pace—but leading the way,' Maribel Pérez Wadsworth, president and CEO of the Knight Foundation, said in a statement. 'The appointments underscore our commitment to adapting with purpose and ensuring our work continues to strengthen democracy and empower the communities we serve.' Here's what to know: Community: Francesca de Quesada Covey, the new vice president for community impact, will manage a grant portfolio of over $250 million across the 26 cities where the Knight brothers once owned and ran newspapers. De Quesada Covey previously was chief innovation and economic development officer for Miami-Dade County. Artificial intelligence: Kelly Jin, the new vice president for AI and Insights as well as chief of staff, will oversee the assessment of grant-making to guide future investments and build a strategy for integrating AI tools across the Knight Foundation. Jin joined the Knight Foundation in 2021 as vice president for communities and national initiatives. Information and research: John Sands, the new vice president for Knight's new information and society program, will oversee efforts to understand how information and technology are shaping society as well as policy research to advance free expression and access to information. Sands joined the Knight Foundation in 2019 and most recently was senior director of media and democracy.
Yahoo
02-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Knight Foundation names Charlene Bradley as St. Paul director
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has named Charlene Bradley as the new director of its St. Paul operations. Bradley, who was born and raised in St. Paul, spent almost 13 years with Target, first as a senior manager overseeing customer inquiries, community initiatives and guest relations and later as a director of operations. She previously spent eight years with Thomas Reuters, first as a senior team leader in customer service and later as a senior project manager, overseeing technology-driven efforts to boost business operations. After leaving Target last summer, she launched CE Bradley Consulting last October. Bradley holds an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership from Capella University. Since 2000, the Knight Foundation has invested more than $50 million in St. Paul, with a focus on downtown revitalization and local entrepreneurship, including $1 million in ReConnect Rondo, an effort to establish a highway lid over Interstate 94 in the Rondo neighborhood to host new housing and forge neighborhood connections. The Knight Foundation also has supported the Great River Passage Conservancy's efforts to better connect the Mississippi River to downtown, and the St. Paul Downtown Alliance's efforts to establish a downtown development corporation. Established in 1940 as an educational foundation, the Knight Foundation officially launched in 1950 with a focus on supporting communities where the Knight brothers published newspapers. The $2.4 billion foundation supports free expression and journalism, arts and culture in community, research in the areas of media and democracy, and the overall success of the 26 cities and towns where it maintains a presence. In the mid-1970s, Knight Newspapers merged with Ridder Publications to create Knight-Ridder Inc., a former publisher of the Pioneer Press.
