The Rockefeller Foundation, established by John D. Rockefeller, Sr., in 1913, works around the world to ensure that the benefits and opportunities of globalization are spread more fully to more people in more places. Since 2005, the Foundation has launched major initiatives to strengthen global health systems, bolster resilience to climate change in poor communities, mobilize an agricultural revolution in Africa, rebuild New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, fortify the economic security of American working families, and shape more sustainable transportation policies in the United States.