Markle Foundation is a

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-based private foundation established in 1927 by American industrialist / financier John Markle and his wife, Mary. Its focus is

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, and

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History

Formally incorporated on April 26, 1927,Markle Foundation Ready to Operate
. ''The New York Times''. April 30, 1927. p. 6. as the John and Mary R. Markle Foundation, the organization began by funding traditional social welfare programs as well as projects that focused on medicine and medical research. In 1969, Lloyd Morrisett, the Markle Foundation's president at that time, shifted the foundation's focus to mass communications in a democratic society. In 1998, when

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became president, sh
shifted the foundation's focus
to accelerating the use of information and information technology to address critical public problems, particularly in the areas of health and national security. For fiscal year 2008, Ms Baird's compensation from this tax exempt charitable organization was recorded as $505,750.00, in the Form 990-PF filed by Markle. In 1948, the Foundation established an award to assist qualified people wishing to remain in academic medicine.

Personnel

- CEO and President * Beth F. Cobert - Chief Operating Officer, Markle Foundation
and CEO, Skillful (A Markle Initiative) *Carol Diamond - Managing Director Health * Juliana Herman - Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor *

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- Senior Advisor * Susan Roberson - Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

References

External links

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Markle Foundation Archives

Policy Archive Markle Collection
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