Golden LEAF基金会任命第四任总裁：Ted Lord接替退休的Scott T. Hamilton掌舵
总部位于美国北卡罗来纳州纳什县 Rocky Mount 的 Golden LEAF 基金会10月29日宣布，董事会选定 Ted Lord 为该基金会第四任总裁兼首席执行官，接替即将退休的现任总裁 Scott T. Hamilton。
Lord 2005年加入 Golden LEAF，现任高级副总裁兼总法律顾问，主管基金会的资助工作、资助重点与项目方向，并参与重大战略计划；他此前在 Greensboro 执业律师，曾任联邦地区法官 James A. Beaty Jr. 的法官助理，也曾在 Z. Smith Reynolds 基金会担任研究员。他是 Winston-Salem 人，法学学位来自维克森林大学法学院，本科学位来自斯沃斯莫尔学院，现与妻子住在纳什县。
董事会主席 Brian Raynor 表示，Lord 带来二十多年的机构经验、丰富的经济发展经验与战略眼光。Lord 表示，Golden LEAF 的独特作用在于帮助社区通过有针对性的投资把握机会、支持长期经济发展，他将与董事会、员工与伙伴一道，把握新机会、让北卡乡郊地区为长期经济成功做好准备。
Golden LEAF 是1999年设立的非盈利组织，资金来自1998年各州与烟草制造商达成的《总和解协议》中北卡罗来纳州所得的部分，专为依赖烟草、经济困难的乡郊社区推动经济转型。自1999年以来，该基金会已资助全州2,412个项目、总额达15亿美元，投向就业创造、劳动力培训、农业与社区能力建设；2025财政年度，基金会协助创造了1,300个工作岗位、超过5,400万美元新增工资，并培训或再培训了1,900多名劳动者。
此次遴选由董事会成员组成的遴选委员会主导、罗利的 The Nautical Group 猎头公司协助，经过全面搜寻后面试入围者作出决定。Hamilton 自2019年起任第三任总裁，董事会对其任内的领导与服务表示感谢。
Golden LEAF Foundation Names Its Fourth President: Ted Lord Succeeds the Retiring Scott T. Hamilton
The Golden LEAF Foundation, based in Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina, announced on October 29 that its Board of Directors has selected Ted Lord as the foundation's fourth President and Chief Executive Officer. He will assume leadership following the retirement of the current president and CEO, Scott T. Hamilton.
Lord joined Golden LEAF in 2005 and currently serves as Senior Vice President and General Counsel, overseeing the foundation's grantmaking, guiding its funding priorities and programs, and helping lead major strategic initiatives. Before joining the foundation he practiced law in Greensboro, clerked for U.S. District Judge James A. Beaty Jr., and was a fellow at the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. A native of Winston-Salem, he holds a law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law and a bachelor's degree from Swarthmore College, and lives in Nash County with his wife.
Board Chair Brian Raynor said Lord brings more than 20 years of institutional knowledge, extensive economic development experience, sound judgment and the strategic vision to guide Golden LEAF into its next chapter. 'Golden LEAF has a unique role in helping communities identify and take advantage of opportunities through targeted investments that support long-term economic advancement,' Lord said. 'I look forward to working alongside our Board of Directors, staff, and partners to build on the strong relationships we have, respond to emerging needs, and identify new opportunities that will position rural North Carolina for long-term economic success.'
Golden LEAF is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 to receive a portion of North Carolina's funding from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement with cigarette manufacturers, and works to transform the economies of rural, tobacco-dependent and economically distressed communities. Since 1999 it has awarded $1.5 billion to support 2,412 projects across North Carolina in job creation, workforce preparedness, agriculture and community capacity. In fiscal year 2025, the foundation helped create 1,300 jobs, more than $54 million in new payrolls, and more than 1,900 workers trained or retrained for higher wages.
The selection followed a comprehensive executive search led by a committee of board members and facilitated by the Raleigh-based Nautical Group. Hamilton, the foundation's third president, has served since 2019, and the board expressed its appreciation for his leadership and service.
Golden LEAF Foundation official announcement
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