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Department: Environment and Science

Department: Environment and Science

Nurtured as an economist, Joko has been a strong advocate on climate and sustainable land use for over 16 years. Currently Joko serves as the Interim Global Climate Initiative Director. Joko previous served as the Managing Director for Inobu (now Kaleka) and a Program Manager for IDH’s Sustainable Trade Initiative in Indonesia. His past experience … Continued

Department: Environment and Science

Andrea is an evaluation and learning officer at the Packard Foundation where she provides technical advice and thought partnership on strategy development, evaluation design, and outcome monitoring. She brings more than a decade of experience in monitoring, evaluation, and learning practice in international development.   Prior to joining the Foundation, Andrea worked to deepen evaluation and … Continued

Department: Environment and Science

Karina Chamorro is the Global Climate Initiative interim program officer at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. She focuses on the Agriculture, Livelihoods, and Conservation (ALC) grantmaking, including managing ALC grant portfolio administration and cultivating grantee partnerships in Ethiopia, Indonesia, and the Congo Basin. Before joining the Packard Foundation in 2016, Karina worked at Root … Continued

Department: Environment and Science

Heather Ludemann is the Ocean Initiative, Americas Director 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 … Continued

Department: Environment and Science

Meg Caldwell is the Packard Foundation’s Interim Vice-President of Environment and Science, working to protect and restore the ocean for people and nature. As an environmental attorney, she brings over 35 years of experience working on interdisciplinary teams, including over 20 years as a faculty member at Stanford Law School, to help solve some of … Continued

Department: Environment and Science

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

Department: Environment and Science

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

Department: Environment and Science

Sarah Hogan is the Ocean Initiative, Asia 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 … Continued