The production and management firm Anonymous Content has named Darren Walker president and CEO.

Walker, who stepped down as president of the Ford Foundation last year, will now oversee all aspects of the company across film, television, representation, and branded content businesses, as well as global operations.

He joins Anonymous Content as the Emerson Collective, the venture capital and philanthropic firm founded and led by Laurene Powell Jobs, will be making a material investment to support the companys growth, it says. Emerson has been a backer of Anonymous Content for the last decade. When I was approached about joining Anonymous Content, it became clear that this is a company defined by creative excellence, independent ownership, and the freedom to take long-term bets on artists and stories, said Walker in a statement. That independence, especially in a moment of profound change, uniquely positions Anonymous Content to shape culture for decades to come. Im ready to get to work and carry that legacy forward.

On behalf of the Anonymous Content Board, Michael Klein said, Anonymous Content has always been powered by exceptional people and a belief in creative independence. We have deep confidence in the strength of this team and the companys direction.

Anna Golin, member of the Anonymous Content Board, added, We are thrilled to partner with Darren Walker as CEO and believe his leadership will position Anonymous Content to support its artists, expand its global ambitions, and build on my fathers creative legacy that has defined the company for more than twenty-five years.

Walker has long been associated with arts and cultural institutions, as well as business power players, having either served on the boards or currently serving on the boards of entities that include the Obama Foundation, Bloomberg LP, Clooney Foundation for Justice, thePerelman Performing Arts Center,Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Committee to Protect Journalists.

He is currently the president of the Board of the National Gallery of Art.