Linda Smith Gargiulo is the business solutions officer on the Grants Data and Operations team at The David and Lucile Packard Foundation. She oversees the features and functionality of the Foundation’s Grants Management System and related grantmaking tools, driving continuous improvement in grantmaking practices and processes through effective change management and strategic communications.
Linda also manages, develops, and delivers role-based grantmaking training and curriculum for staff; authors and maintains comprehensive documentation; and curates essential grantmaking resources to ensure teams have the guidance they need. Prior to joining the nonprofit sector, she was a software instructor and curriculum developer in system and network administration for a variety of Silicon Valley–based organizations. Linda earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from the Universit of Maryland, College Park.