Kathy Reich is Director of Organizational Effectiveness Grantmaking at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, working with grantees across the Foundation to improve their management, leadership, and impact. She has been with the Packard Foundation since 2001, and previously held the positions of program officer for organizational effectiveness and philanthropy, program officer for preschool grantmaking, and policy analyst/editor for The Future of Children journal.
Prior to joining the Foundation, Kathy was policy director at the Social Policy Action Network in Washington, D.C., a nonprofit organization that developed policies to benefit low-income families. She previously served as legislative assistant to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, focusing on welfare, children’s, and environmental issues. Kathy also worked for Senator Feinstein in San Francisco and served as a policy advisor to then–Lieutenant Governor Gray Davis.
Kathy has a B.A. from Yale University and a master’s degree from Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government. She has authored numerous articles and reports on issues related to child well-being. In her free time, she serves as vice president on the Board of Directors of the Peninsula Jewish Community Center, where she chairs the Governance Committee, and volunteers in her children’s schools. She also serves on advisory committees for Independent Sector and the Center for Effective Philanthropy.
