Kevin Walker

President and CEO, Northwest Area Foundation

Kevin spearheads Northwest Area Foundation’s efforts to stand alongside changemakers in its region of eight states and 76 Native Nations and fund work that leads to racial, social, and economic justice. At the heart of this approach is NWAF’s longstanding commitment to target 40 percent of its giving to Native-led organizations. Other hallmarks of the Foundation’s work during his tenure include an expanded commitment to impact investing and an organization-wide drive to advance justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI).

Prior to joining NWAF, Kevin spent 13 years with the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation in Flint, MI. His nonprofit career began in the early 1990s with Food Gatherers, a community-based anti-hunger organization in Ann Arbor, MI. Kevin serves on the board of BoardSource, the national organization dedicated to excellence in nonprofit governance. He is past board chair of Philanthropy Northwest and the Minnesota Council. He lives in St. Paul, MN.