Firoz Ladak (ISP 86-89) is the Executive Director of the Edmond & Benjamin de Rothschild Foundations, the philanthropic arm of the banking family known for its financial activities in Europe since the 17th century.
The core activity of the Foundations that Firoz manages is in Education, but they are also involved in the Arts and Culture,
via http://www.akdn.org/akf_scholarships_2009-2010_firoz_ladak.asp.
Firoz Ladak is a Canadian and French citizen of Indian descent. He is a graduate from McGill University and the University of Oxford, where he completed an M. Phil in Oriental studies as an Aga Khan Foundation scholar.
http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/ipimages/cbs/execed/pdfs/Biography_270509_Firoz_Ladak.pdf