Isaiah Oliver

Isaiah Oliver is the fifth leader, first black leader and first CEO for this top 100 community foundation, established in 1988. He serves as a respected and accessible representative for the foundation, building awareness and goodwill while forging successful funding partnerships with government and regional philanthropies.

Isaiah serves as vice chair of Community Philanthropy on the Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF) board. He served as chair of the Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE) 50th anniversary campaign and member of the ABFE board of directors. He is on the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy’s Leadership Council, on the Community Foundations Public Awareness Initiative steering committee, is chair-elect of the CF Leads national board of directors and serves on the Council on Foundations, Public Policy Advisory Committee. Isaiah serves as Chairman of the board of trustees at his alma mater, Central Michigan University and is a fellow of the inaugural class of the Civil Society Fellowship, a partnership of ADL and The Aspen Institute, and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.

He is a member of the Gamma Delta Boule’ of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Rotary Club of Flint, past president of the Flint Alumni Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and an active member of numerous other community organizations.

He shares his love for Flint and Genesee County with his wife Shay and four children, Zaiah (12), Carrington (9), Chelyn (5) and Isaiah II (3).