Rip Rapson

Chief Executive Officer at The Kresge Foundation

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Mr. Rip Rapson is a Chairman at Living Cities, Inc. and a President & Chief Executive Officer at The Kresge Foundation.
He is on the Board of Directors at Local Initiatives Support Corp.
Prior to joining Kresge, he was president of the Minnesota-based McKnight Foundation governed by the descendents of William McKnight, one of the founders of 3M Corporation.
Mr. Rapson launched the Itasca Project, a private-sector led effort to develop a new regional agenda for the Twin Cities, and he advanced McKnight's work to support arts and cultural activities, enhance water quality and public enjoyment of the Mississippi River, and foster economic development in rural Minnesota.
He earned a bachelor’s degree from Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.) and a juris doctorate from Columbia University Law School.

Rip Rapson active positions

Companies	Position	Start
The Kresge Foundation The Kresge Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The Kresge Foundation (Kresge) is a private, national foundation headquartered in Troy, Michigan. The firm was founded in 1924 to promote human progress. Kresge works to expand opportunities in America’s cities through grantmaking and social investing in arts and culture, education, environment, health, human services and community development, nationally and in Detroit, Memphis and New Orleans.	Chief Executive Officer	2006-05-31
Local Initiatives Support Corp. Local Initiatives Support Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Local Initiatives Support Corp. provides community development programs. The firm serves individuals, private enterprise, government agencies, and civic associations. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Director/Board Member	2010-11-22
Living Cities, Inc. Living Cities, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Living Cities, Inc. engages in local community development corporations. The firm build homes, stores, schools, and community facilities. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Chairman	2016-08-10

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Former positions of Rip Rapson

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The McKnight Foundation The McKnight Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The McKnight Foundation operates as a philanthropic organization. Its services include grantmaking, coalition-building and encouragement of strategic policy reforms. The company was founded by William L. McKnight and Maude L. McKnight in 1953 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN	Corporate Officer/Principal	2005-07-29
Leonard, Street & Deinard Leonard, Street & Deinard Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Leonard, Street & Deinard provided legal services. The company was founded by George Leonard, Arthur Street, Benedict Deinard and Amos Deinard in 1922 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.	Corporate Officer/Principal	1989-12-30
City of Minneapolis (Minnesota)	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Pomona College	Undergraduate Degree
The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York	Graduate Degree

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The Kresge Foundation The Kresge Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The Kresge Foundation (Kresge) is a private, national foundation headquartered in Troy, Michigan. The firm was founded in 1924 to promote human progress. Kresge works to expand opportunities in America’s cities through grantmaking and social investing in arts and culture, education, environment, health, human services and community development, nationally and in Detroit, Memphis and New Orleans.	Miscellaneous
Local Initiatives Support Corp. Local Initiatives Support Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Local Initiatives Support Corp. provides community development programs. The firm serves individuals, private enterprise, government agencies, and civic associations. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Commercial Services
Leonard, Street & Deinard Leonard, Street & Deinard Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Leonard, Street & Deinard provided legal services. The company was founded by George Leonard, Arthur Street, Benedict Deinard and Amos Deinard in 1922 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.	Commercial Services
City of Minneapolis (Minnesota)	Government
The McKnight Foundation The McKnight Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The McKnight Foundation operates as a philanthropic organization. Its services include grantmaking, coalition-building and encouragement of strategic policy reforms. The company was founded by William L. McKnight and Maude L. McKnight in 1953 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN	Miscellaneous
Living Cities, Inc. Living Cities, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Living Cities, Inc. engages in local community development corporations. The firm build homes, stores, schools, and community facilities. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Commercial Services

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