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Derek Kilmer

Senior Vice President of U.S. Program and Policy at The Rockefeller Foundation

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Derek Kilmer serves as Senior Vice President of U.S. Program and Policy at The Rockefeller Foundation [1][3], leading work that engages domestic and global leaders, civil society actors, businesses, and institutions to advance the Foundation's mission while overseeing high-impact projects with strategic partners [2]. Kilmer previously served six terms as U.S. Representative for Washington's Sixth District from January 2013 to January 2025 [4]. Before that role, Kilmer held positions in Washington State government, including service in the State House of Representatives from 2005 to 2007 [8] and the State Senate from 2007 to 2012 [6]. Kilmer also worked as a Consultant at McKinsey & Company from 1999 to 2002 [9] and as Vice President and Business Retention Manager for the Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County from 2002 to 2012 [7]. Kilmer holds a DPhil in Social Policy from the University of Oxford [11] and a Bachelor's degree from Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs [10].

Profile introduction
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I am the Senior Vice President of US Program and Policy for the Rockefeller Foundation. As head of U.S. Program & Policy, I lead a range of work that engages domestic and global leaders, civil society actors, businesses, and institutions to advance issues core to The Rockefeller Foundation’s mission. In addition, I oversee high-impact projects that the Foundation is driving alongside strategic partners. Prior to joining the foundation, I served six terms as U.S. Representative for Washington’s Sixth District. As a native of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, I was proud to pass a landmark econ…

Career history

  1. Senior Vice President of U.S. Program and Policy2025 to presentThe Rockefeller Foundation
  2. United State RepresentativeJan 2013 to Jan 2025United States Congress
  3. Visiting Lecturer2023 to 2024Princeton University
  4. Washington State SenatorJan 2007 to Dec 2012Washington State Senate
  5. Vice President and Business Retention Manager2002 to 2012Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County
  6. Washington State RepresentativeJan 2005 to Jan 2007Washington State House of Representatives
  7. Consultant1999 to 2002McKinsey & Company

Education

  1. Bachelor's degree, School of Public and International AffairsPrinceton University
  2. DPhil, Social PolicyUniversity of Oxford
  3. Port Angeles High School

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