Craig N. Denekas

Craig N. Denekas serves as Trustee, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Libra Foundation in Portland, Maine. This is a private grant-making charitable foundation with a mission of maintaining a balance and diversity of giving throughout the state of Maine and across all populations. In addition to traditional grant-making, the Foundation takes an innovative approach to program-related investing by establishing Maine-based enterprises such as the Pineland Farms group of national specialty food companies to create sustainable businesses and employment opportunities for Maine citizens. Prior to joining the Libra Foundation in 2001, where he served in multiple leadership positions before his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Denekas was a director and shareholder at the law firm of Perkins, Thompson in Portland, Maine, with over a decade of practice focused primarily on corporate acquisitions, business law, real estate and commercial lending matters. Mr. Denekas has served as a Trustee and on various boards of directors, including the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy based in Florida and the Fisher Charitable Foundation of Maine, and was past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Maine Public Broadcasting.