Franklin A. ThomasFranklin A. Thomas’s career spanned many civic roles, from assistant U.S. attorney to president and CEO of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation. In 1979, he was named president of the Ford Foundation, where he served until 1996. The uthor of An Unplanned Life (The New Press), he lived in New York City until his death in 2021. Read More Read Less