Contemporary Issues in Philanthropy with Sam Gill

Do Liberal Democratic Institutions—as We Know Them—Have a Future?

We are living through an historically unprecedented assault on the structure and status of the public and private institutions that comprise our modern liberal democracy. Why are our institutions under such vitriolic attack?  How can they be defended?  What does this moment portend for the these institutions and, with them, the fate of our democracy?

This session is a part of the Contemporary Issues in Philanthropy Series which is co-sponsored by GradFUTURES, The School for Public and International Affairs, Department of Sociology, the Research Development Office, and Service Focus.

If you are external to Princeton University and would like to register your attendance, please email gradfutures@princeton.edu

About Sam Gill

Samsher (Sam) Singh Gill is the third president and CEO of the Doris Duke Foundation (DDF). Prior to joining DDF in April 2021, Gill was senior vice president and chief program officer at the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, where he oversaw more than $100 million in annual grantmaking across the foundation’s programs, in addition to managing Knight’s research and assessment portfolio and its grants administration function. Previously, he also served as vice president of Freedman Consulting, LLC. He attended the University of Chicago and the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.