Biography
Nancy Lindborg has been the president and CEO of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation since August 2020. The Foundation awards over $300 million in grants domestically and internationally to advance its mission of working with people and communities to create enduring solutions for just societies and a healthy, resilient natural world.
Nancy has spent most of her career working internationally on the issues of democracy and civil society, conflict resolution, peace-building, and humanitarian response. She previously served as the president and CEO of the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP); as the assistant administrator during the Obama Administration for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) at USAID; and as the president of Mercy Corps. She serves on the boards of ClimateWorks Foundation and Crisis Group and is an advisory council member of the Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity.