Gene White is Senior Vice President of the Legatum Foundation.

Prior to joining Legatum in 2023, Gene spent the last 20 years working in the philanthropic, non-profit, and international relief and development sectors. Gene’s experience includes overseeing programmes in multiple countries in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, across a variety of sectors including community health, disaster recovery, education, and human liberty. Although Gene only joined Legatum in 2023, he has a long history with, and deep knowledge of, Legatum’s philanthropy, having worked for 15 years at Geneva Global (which was previously Legatum’s philanthropy partner). In this role, Gene was actively involved in supporting the launch and set up of collaborative philanthropic funds, including the Freedom Fund and Luminos Fund.

Gene holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland and a master's degree from Wheaton College.