Rosie Vasen

Rosie Vasen is the program associate for child well-being at the Doris Duke Foundation (DDF). In this role, she supports the program director and program officer in day-to-day administrative duties as well as grantmaking operations. Prior to joining DDF in 2023, she worked as development associate and the special assistant to the executive director at Partnership Schools, a network of Catholic elementary schools serving students in New York’s and Cleveland’s low-income areas. She also worked as a research assistant in the Department of Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center, focusing on the prevention of sexual and domestic violence.  

Vasen graduated from Princeton University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in history with concentrations in gender and sexuality studies, and theater. While at Princeton, Vasen served as a peer arts advisor and student ambassador for Annual Giving.