Tanuja Dehne is the President & CEO of The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation in Morristown, New Jersey. Established in 1974, The Dodge Foundation has distributed nearly $500 million in grants and technical support to New Jersey nonprofits, with a focus on the arts, education, the environment, “informed communities” (including local journalism), and poetry. As a former Dodge Trustee, Tanuja helped to shape the foundation's new strategic plan, which envisions "an equitable New Jersey through creative, engaged, and sustainable communities.”
Tanuja is also a public company director and former C-level executive of NRG Energy, Inc., a Fortune 250 power company. She is a member of the Boards of Directors of Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. and Advanced Disposal Services.
Tanuja served as a Senior Advisor on corporate governance matters for The B Team, an NGO focused on mobilizing global leaders to drive a better way of doing business for the well-being of people and the planet. Tanuja is an NACD Board Leadership Fellow and was recognized as one of the “2018 NACD Directorship 100.”
An active member of her community, Tanuja served on several non-profit boards, and currently serves on the Boards of Trustees of Lafayette College and New York Public Radio. Tanuja earned her undergraduate degree from Lafayette College, her Master's degree in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania, and her Juris Doctor degree with honors from Syracuse University College of Law. Tanuja is also a 200HR RYT certified yoga instructor.