VENICE – The Gulf Coast Community Foundation has tapped Phillip P. Lanham, currently chief philanthropy officer of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, as its new president and CEO, effective June 1.
David Green, president of the Gulf Coast board of directors, announced the choice in a Tuesday afternoon email, in which he noted that Lanham “has built a reputation for delivering bold and proactive initiatives and creating a culture of excellence.
Lanham, 47, succeeds Mark Prichett, who announced his retirement last July.
Lanham will become the fifth person to run the foundation, created in 1995 as the Venice Foundation with seed money from the sale of Venice Hospital to Bon Secours Health Systems.
