# New Atlantic CEO gives interview

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/08/29/new-atlantic-ceo-gives-interview/
- Published: 2007-08-29T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Gara LaMarche, the new president and CEO of Atlantic Philanthropies, has given his
first interview since taking office. In the interview he describes the challenges
he faces as Atlantic prepares to spend down its ‚€4 billion endowment over the next
ten years and hints that Northern Ireland may be in line for more funding.

Mr LaMarche said he would be ‘questioning’ whether they could do more in Northern
Ireland. With a new government that’s off to a good but fragile start, could Atlantic
be doing above and beyond what we’re doing now? LaMarche said Atlantic loomed large
in Ireland and they were working hard to build additional philanthropy.

Atlantic is unlikely to make significant adjustments in the kind of things it’s 
doing now or the locations but will try to have more of a global impact, according
to LaMarche. The new CEO’s background in human rights means that Atlantic is keen
to view issues ‘through more of a human rights lens.’

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Following a number of years as an anonymous foundation, the scale and impact of 
Atlantic’s work will be communicated more widely under LaMarche’s leadership.

The board has hired somebody used to speaking out. One mechanism we’ve just launched
is a bi-weekly website column, he said.

The full text of the interview by Caroline Hartnell is available on Atlantic’s website.

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