Stanley Richards
Board Member
President & Chief Executive Officer at The Fortune Society (Fortune)
Stanley Richards is the President & Chief Executive Officer of The Fortune Society (Fortune), a service and advocacy non-profit organization established in 1967 and based in New York City whose mission is to support successful reentry from prison and promote alternatives to incarceration. A formerly incarcerated man of color with over three decades of experience in the criminal justice field, Stanley’s professional experience began in 1991 at Fortune, where he initially worked as a Counselor. Between 1997 and 2001, he served as the Deputy Director of Client Intervention at Hunter College Center on AIDS, Drugs and Community Health. As Deputy Director of Client Interventions, having managed a multimillion-dollar randomized study of jail and community-based discharge planning and community follow-up funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. After returning to Fortune and receiving a series of promotions, Stanley became the second-highest executive with responsibilities in the overall management of Fortune and oversight of all direct service programs. He also represented Fortune’s fundraising and advocacy work, having taken on a leadership role in its David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy.
CANY Board Members
Martha King
William Snipes
Kenneth Henderson
Arti Finn
Michelle Daniel
Wesley Caines
Jessica Charles, PhD
Stanley Richards
Caitlin Sikes
