Nancy Lindborg has served as the president and CEO of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation since August 2020. Through international and domestic grantmaking, the Foundation works with people and communities to create ensuring solutions for just societies and a healthy, resilient natural world.

Nancy has spent most of her career working internationally on democracy, civil society, conflict resolution, and humanitarian response. She previously served as the president and CEO of the U.S. Institute of Peace; as the assistant administrator for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance at USAID; and as president of Mercy Corps. She previously lived and worked in Nepal and Central Asia.

Nancy currently serves on the boards of the ClimateWorks Foundation and International Crisis Group, and as an advisory council member of the Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity.

Nancy holds a B.A. and an M.A. in English literature from Stanford University and an M.A. in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.