Generously underwritten by the Hurst Family Foundation, the Hurst Lecture Series features conversations with renowned and inspiring leaders for public audiences in Aspen. Featuring Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, interviewed by Jane Wales, Vice President of the Aspen Institute and Executive Director of the Institute’s Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation. The Ford Foundation is the second largest philanthropy in the United States with over $11 billion in assets and $500 million in annual giving. The foundation is based in the United States and operates worldwide, with ten offices in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Central and South America.