Dr. Albert Ruesga

Dr. Albert Ruesga is an independent philanthropy consultant. Until June 2016 he was the President and CEO of the Greater New Orleans Foundation, the community foundation serving the thirteen-parish region of metropolitan New Orleans.  The Greater New Orleans Foundation is known for its leadership in the region after Hurricane Katrina and for its work in affordable housing, organizational effectiveness, and the environment. Albert serves on the board of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations as immediate past chair. He also serves on the steering committees for the Southern Organizing Working Group.  He served previously as board chair for Hispanics in Philanthropy. Albert earned his B.Sc. and Ph.D. at MIT and taught ethics, aesthetics, and philosophy of the social sciences at Gettysburg College before entering the world of philanthropy.  An accomplished writer, his articles have appeared in the Oxford Handbook of Civil Society, Social Theory and Practice, The Journal of Popular Culture, and other publications.  He was for many years a contributing writer to The Boston Book Review, and is the founding editor of the White Courtesy Telephone, a popular blog about nonprofits and philanthropy.