Kuri, currently the foundation's executive vice president and chief operating officer, will take on the role Aug. 1. She will succeed Ronn Richard as he retires after a 20-year tenure leading the organization.
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Cleveland Foundation promotes Lillian Kuri to executive vice president and chief operating officer
Cleveland Foundation veteran Lillian Kuri is taking on a new role at the organization.
The foundation on Friday afternoon, Feb. 26, announced that Kuri will be promoted to the newly created position of executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective Monday, March 1. Kuri, 51, since January 2020 has held the title of senior vice president for strategy.
Kuri will oversee the day-to-day headquarters operations of the foundation and the development of a new strategic plan, which will include placekeeping and placemaking strategies designed in partnership with the community as part of the foundation s upcoming move to the intersection of the MidTown and Hough neighborhoods, according to a news release.
Lillian Kuri promoted to newly created No. 2 post at Cleveland Foundation Steven Litt, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland Foundation announced Friday that Lillian Kuri, vice president for strategy, has been promoted to the newly created position of executive vice president and chief operating officer, making her the No. 2 in command after foundation President and CEO Ronn Richard.
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Established in 1914 as the first community foundation in the U.S., the charity boasts $2.7 billion in assets, and distributed grants worth $130 million in 2020.
Kuri, who joined the foundation in 2005 as a consultant on revitalizing University Circle, has played a key role at the charity over the past 16 years. Most recently, she led the process resulting in the foundation’s decision to move from its rented offices in Playhouse Square to a new headquarters in Midtown.