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About Donald Gips
- Donald Henry Gips (born February 1, 1960) is the CEO of the Skoll Foundation.
- He is a former U.S.
- Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa from 2009-2013.
- Ambassador Gips was appointed by President Barack Obama on June 4 and confirmed by the Senate on July 7, 2009.
- He presented his credentials to South African President Jacob Zuma on October 1, 2009.
- He served until January 2, 2013.In February 2019, Gips was announced as the incoming CEO of the Skoll Foundation, taking over for the retired Sally Osberg.
- He began as CEO on April 9, 2019, at the annual Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship.
- Previously he was a principal at Albright Stonebridge Group, a global strategic advisory firm.
- He also leads the firm's Africa practice.
- Previously he was the Divisional Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Development for Level 3 Communications and Director of Mindspeed Technologies.
- He was also on the advisory board for President Barack Obama's presidential transition team.In the late 1990s Gips served as Vice President Al Gore's Chief Domestic Policy Advisor.
- Previously, he was the chief of the Federal Communications Commission's international bureau. He is married to Elizabeth Berry and has three children: Sam, Peter and Ben. Gips is a graduate of Princeton Day School, Harvard College, and the Yale School of Management.
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