Human Rights as Our Common Compass: Celebrating International Human Rights Day 2025 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 12/18/2025 on 12/18/2025 Each year on December 10, human rights leaders, advocates, and champions worldwide celebrate International Human Rights Day, honoring the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption and proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948. To commemorate the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in San Francisco, California, the Heising-Simons Foundation …
[Press Release] Heising-Simons Foundation Hosts Global Leaders at Annual International Human Rights Day Convening Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 12/11/2025 on 12/11/2025 Nobel Peace Prize Laureates and Human Rights Trailblazers Call on Shared Human Rights Values as Moral Compass to Navigate Current Challenges FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SAN FRANCISCO (December 11, 2025) — On December 10, more than 300 global leaders, human rights advocates, and philanthropic partners gathered in San Francisco for the Heising-Simons Foundation’s International Human Rights …
Heising-Simons Foundation Appoints Brian Eule as President and Chief Executive Officer Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 9/17/2025 on 9/17/2025 Seasoned philanthropic executive and FRONTLINE Managing Director returns to lead family foundation advancing early education, science, climate and clean energy, human rights, journalism. Los Altos, Calif. (September 17, 2025) — The Board of Directors of the Heising-Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Eule as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January …
Announcing our Director of Climate and Clean Energy Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 2/24/2025 on 2/24/2025 I am pleased to share that Devra Wang will be returning to the Heising-Simons Foundation as director of the Climate and Clean Energy program. Ms. Wang served as the Foundation’s inaugural Climate and Clean Energy program director from 2016 to 2021, guiding more than $125 million in philanthropic support for leading organizations advancing climate and …