Meyer Foundation Board Appoints Janice Thomas as President and CEO

The Meyer Foundation board of directors announced today the appointment of Janice Thomas as the foundation’s next president and CEO, a decision finalized by board vote on June 18, 2025. Thomas becomes the first Black woman to lead the private foundation in its 80-year history.   

An experienced leader in Greater Washington philanthropy and nonprofit finance and operations, Thomas has twice stepped in as the Foundation’s interim president and CEO, serving during pivotal periods including the lingering aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and again amid recent growing threats to the nonprofit sector and Greater Washington’s local economy. Most recently, she served in the role of chief operating officer. 

Her appointment reaffirms the board’s commitment to sustaining the long-term work of grantee partners to transform unjust systems and the board’s deep desire to promote stability in an especially turbulent time for the nonprofit sector and marginalized communities in the Washington region. 

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Source: Meyer Foundation