Tuleah Palmer

Tuleah Palmer is the president and CEO of Blandin Foundation, where she oversees grantmaking, public policy initiatives, and stewardship of foundation resources. Throughout her 20 years of nonprofit executive experience, she has focused on community and economic development, workforce development, and systems change. Previously, she served as the executive director of the Northwest Indian Community Development Center in Bemidji, Minnesota, and has led numerous organizations through strategic planning and program redesign. She has secured and managed over $100 million in grants and successfully acquired funding more than a dozen times at the Minnesota Capitol.

Palmer has received recognition for her work in racial equity and community development, including the 2019 St. Paul & Minnesota Foundation’s Facing Race Statewide Award. She has served in a variety of advisory roles, including the Governor’s Workforce Development Council and Governor’s Council on Economic Expansion.