David Orr is a Product Manager at Google, teaching computers to understand human languages. He has been a startup founder, an angel investor, a computer software engineer, a researcher working on internet search, and a director of technology for startups. He has published in the fields of linguistics and computer science. He holds a BS … Continued
Kimberly Sargent serves as Chief Investment Officer. Prior to joining the Packard Foundation in February 2008, Kimberly was a consultant with McKinsey & Company’s San Francisco office, and prior to that a senior analyst at the Yale Investments Office. Kimberly holds an M.B.A. from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, a B.A. from Yale University, and is a … Continued
Julie Packard is the executive director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and has served in that position since the Aquarium opened in 1984. With a mission to inspire conservation of the oceans, the Monterey Bay Aquarium is widely acknowledged as a leader among aquariums worldwide and has been instrumental in engaging the public to become … Continued
Emily joined the David and Lucile Packard Foundation in January 2016 and became General Counsel and Secretary in February 2023. For the past 20 years, she has practiced law primarily in the nonprofit and international development sectors. At the Packard Foundation, Emily has contributed to the development of the strategic framework, introduced improvements to grantmaking … Continued
Craig Neyman joined the Foundation in 2011 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He oversees finance, accounting, information technology, grants processes, facilities, and workplace services. Formerly, he served as Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for The Nature Conservancy, where he worked for nearly 15 years. While at the Conservancy, Craig managed $2 billion … Continued