Ms. Diane Rudner

The APEX Institute Founders

Ms. Diane Rudner has been on the board of the Plough Foundation since 1990 and has been chairman since 1997. She is also a member of the Memphis board of directors for SunTrust Bank. In 1991, she began Insight Associates, which specializes in corporate and strategic planning, primarily for family businesses and partnerships.

MISSION:

Preparing for the future by training and engaging a new generation to create innovative ideas and promote new approaches for addressing age-old problems of injustice, inequity, and inequality.

VISION:

A future where possibilities abound and where opportunities and dreams can be pursed and realized regardless of race, gender, or economic standing.

PRIORITIES:

Creating the next generation of civic engagement changemakers by cultivating cohorts of civic fellows.

Growing the movement of civic engagement through sustainable collaboration with supporters and with college, university, and community partners.

Providing educational enrichment opportunities that are grounded in scholarly research and community involvement.

Developing opportunities to promote policy recommendations and creating an accessible repository of innovative ideas and strategies that can serve as a dynamic resource hub for the community.

Supporting opportunities that offer the most promise and the best chance for realizing high-impact and scalable solutions.