New York, 4 December 2017 — The Ford Foundation announced today the appointment of Roy Swan as director of its Mission Investments team based in New York. Swan will lead a dedicated team managing the portfolio announced in April, when Ford committed to invest $1 billion over the next ten years in mission-related investments (MRIs). His team also leads one of the nation’s largest portfolios of program-related investments (PRIs), which Ford pioneered in the impact investing field.