The NBA and NBPA have announced the NBA Foundation Board of Directors, comprised of eight representatives from the NBA Board of Governors, players and executives from the NBPA and the league office. The Foundation’s Board of Directors will provide strategic direction with respect to programming and grantmaking as well as oversee the organization’s activities, working directly with all 30 NBA teams and their governors to support and facilitate sustainable initiatives in team markets.

The inaugural board members are:

Harrison Barnes, Sacramento Kings Forward
Gayle Benson, New Orleans Pelicans Governor
Tobias Harris, Philadelphia 76ers Forward
Michael Jordan, Charlotte Hornets Chairman
Tony Ressler, Atlanta Hawks Principal Owner
Michele Roberts, NBPA Executive Director
Adam Silver, NBA Commissioner
Larry Tanenbaum, NBA Board of Governors Chairman and Toronto Raptors Governor

Michele Roberts and Larry Tanenbaum will serve as ex-officio board members in their capacities as NBPA Executive Director and NBA Board of Governors Chairman, respectively.

Additionally, members of the league office will serve as NBA Foundation officers, managing day-to-day activities and operations. The officers will be Deputy Commissioner and COO Mark Tatum as President, President of Social Responsibility and Player Programs Kathy Behrens as Vice President, Senior Associate Counsel Matthew Carpenter-Dennis as Secretary and Global Head of League Finance Heidi Nadler as Treasurer.

A search for an Executive Director for the Foundation is underway.