President and CEO
SOME (So Others Might Eat)
Former Assistant Attorney General of the United States
Ralph F. Boyd Jr., served as Chairman of the Board 2013–2023. He joined the Board in 2005 and is currently on the HR & Compensation Committee and the Nominating & Governance Committee. He formerly served on the Investment and External Affairs Committees. Mr. Boyd is President and CEO of SOME (So Others Might Eat), one of the largest human services providers in the nation’s capital, providing comprehensive, supportive services including meals, healthcare, substance use disorder treatment, job training, and affordable housing for individuals, families, veterans, and seniors experiencing homelessness or poverty. He formerly was a Senior Resident Fellow for Leadership and Strategy for The Urban Land Institute. He is the former Chief Executive Officer of the American Red Cross, Massachusetts. Previously Boyd served as the Executive Vice President of Community Relations at Freddie Mac and Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Freddie Mac Foundation. Earlier in his career, he was the Assistant Attorney General of the United States and was in private legal practice in Boston, MA. Mr. Boyd also served on the Board of Directors of DIRECTV Group, Inc. and was the U.S. Representative to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Geneva.
Boyd received a B.A. from Haverford College and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.