Conversations in Civic Leadership Archives

Media as a Force for Community Good: Leadership Lessons from Bernie Prazenica

November 13, 2025

Philadelphia Foundation President and CEO Pedro A. Ramos recently joined Bernie Prazenica, President and General Manager of WPVI-TV/6abc, for another installment in our Conversations in Civic Leadership series. The conversation, which was attended by local leaders and supporters of our Civic Leadership Fund, centered on how media organizations can serve as powerful civic institutions and […]

Conversations in Civic Leadership: Wendell Pritchett’s Journey of Transformational Leadership

June 10, 2025

On a recent evening at Philadelphia Foundation’s offices, President and CEO Pedro A. Ramos sat down with Wendell E. Pritchett, the James S. Riepe Presidential Professor of Law and Education at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and a Philadelphia Foundation board member, for another installment in our Conversations in Civic Leadership series. The discussion, […]

Conversations in Civic Leadership: A Partnership Approach to Public Safety

April 29, 2025

On April 29, Philadelphia Foundation hosted a Conversations in Civic Leadership event at our office featuring Adam Geer, Philadelphia’s inaugural Chief Public Safety Director, in conversation with our President and CEO, Pedro A. Ramos. The Conversations series brings together leaders, changemakers, and donors to our Civic Leadership Fund to discuss the practice and impact of […]