John Claussen is an Ocean program officer at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. He supports grantmaking for the Foundation’s work to protect and restore the ocean, specifically focused on Indonesia. Prior to joining the Foundation, John worked as a consultant for 15 years advising and designing environmental and economic development initiatives and investment strategies … Continued
Chad English is the Science program officer at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. He supports grantmaking for the Foundation’s work to protect and restore the ocean, specifically focused on science. Chad has spent the last decade working at the intersection of science, policy, and communications. Prior to joining the Foundation, he was the Director … Continued
Kathy Hesse is a program associate at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. She supports grantmaking operations for the Foundation’s work to protect and restore the natural world. She has worked at the Foundation since 1999. Kathy holds a B.A. in Spanish from Chico State University.
Sarah Hogan is the Interim Ocean director at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. She supports grantmaking for the Foundation’s work to protect and restore the ocean, specifically focused on equitable and sustainable fisheries. Sarah has worked at the Foundation since 2007, and during that time has worked on issues including ecosystem-based management, user driven science, fisheries … Continued
Heather Ludemann is an Ocean Program Officer at The David & Packard Foundation where she leads strategy and grantmaking that amplifies and catalyzes global and domestic efforts to conserve marine biodiversity. She is particularly interested in the nexus of the ocean and climate change, Indigenous leadership in conservation, and environmental policy. Heather joined the Foundation … Continued
David serves as the investment operations director, David and his team are responsible for all aspects of investment operations working closely with the team and the Controller’s Office.
Christine Ortiz Arent serves as Managing Director for the Investments team. Prior to joining the Foundation in January 2009, Christine worked for the University of Chicago Office of Investments and had most recently served as a Manager of Real Assets. Christine holds a M.B.A. from The University of Chicago and a B.S. from Indiana University … 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
Linda Smith Gargiulo is the Business Solutions Officer in the Grants Data and Operations (GDO) team. Linda oversees the features and functionality of our Grants Management System and related grantmaking tools to support continuous improvement in the Foundation’s grantmaking practices and processes. She is responsible for change management and communication of those improvements. Linda also … Continued
Felicia Madsen is the chief communications officer at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. She leads a global communications effort to advance the organization’s mission and vision, and to position the Foundation as a leader in the philanthropic sector as it strives to tackle the world’s greatest challenges. Felicia joined the Packard Foundation in 2011, … Continued