The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is pleased to announce that Marielena Hincapié (she/ella) has joined its Board of Trustees. Hincapié is a nationally respected leader and legal and political strategist in the justice movement, and a leading voice in the national conversation on immigration. For over 14 years, Hincapié served as the executive … Continued
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Emily Fan (she/her) to the role of General Counsel. As General Counsel, Fan will oversee the Foundation’s legal affairs and provide legal guidance for strategy development, grantmaking, and governance in partnership with senior leaders across the Foundation. She will serve as a member … Continued
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation announced today that Dr. Ruth Levine (she/her) will join the Foundation as its first-ever Vice President of Just Societies and Chief Learning Officer. In this new role, she will guide the Foundation’s work to build just and equitable societies and will lead the Foundation’s commitment to learning and impact. … Continued
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is pleased to announce that Jason Burnett (he/him) has been named chair of the Board of Trustees. Burnett, grandson of David and Lucile Packard, has served as a federal and local public official and is a nationally recognized climate change policy strategist. Burnett, who has served as a Trustee … Continued
In times of great change and challenge, there are always opportunities to crack open the old patterns and imagine the new. At the start of this year, we shared our new vision and mission and refreshed organizational values. As we reimagine our work to bring this framework to life and identify new opportunities to realize … Continued
In 1964 when David and Lucile Packard set up a family foundation to provide philanthropic support for the issues most important to them, they could not have predicted or imagined the world we live in today. In fact, when David Packard was asked to write down a vision for the Foundation after Lucile passed away, … Continued
“Indigenous youths are the future leaders and policymakers. We are doing our part to keep the knowledge alive and language alive, and I think that’s really the face or the picture of what hope is.” — Monica Ndoen, the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago, Indonesia (AMAN), as told to the New York Times There is … Continued
Shirley and her husband Jason had a plan for the birth of their baby. When Shirley went into labor, they would go to the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. They just hadn’t planned on going so soon. But when Shirley’s water broke just 24 weeks into her pregnancy, confused and worried, they rushed to Packard … Continued
Today we are delighted to announce the 2022 class of Packard Fellows, a group of 20 innovative early-career scientists and engineers who are boldly pursuing new areas of research.
This is a dark day in America, marking one of the most consequential setbacks to women’s rights in decades. Today the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade in a case originating in Mississippi. As a result, we have now lost the right to make our own health care decisions – a right supported by … Continued