Sharon L. Davies to Lead Charles F. Kettering Foundation
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DAYTON, Ohio, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of the Charles F. Kettering Foundation has chosen Sharon L. Davies, J.D., as its president and chief executive officer. This is the first change in leadership since 1981 for the non-profit organization, which researches and promotes citizen-centered democracy. David Mathews, the current CEO and president of the Kettering Foundation, will become president emeritus when Davies begins in April.
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- DAYTON, Ohio, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of the Charles F. Kettering Foundation has chosen Sharon L. Davies, J.D., as its president and chief executive officer.
- David Mathews, the current CEO and president of the Kettering Foundation, will become president emeritus when Davies begins in April.
- The Kettering Foundation was founded in 1927 by Charles F. Kettering, noted inventor and philanthropist, who received a degree in engineering from The Ohio State University.
- "After an exhaustive search, the Kettering Foundation Board of Directors is delighted that Sharon Davies will lead the organization at this critical moment for democracy," said the chair of the Kettering Foundation Board of Directors, Sherry Magill.