Susan Bell has served as Vice President for The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation since 2000. She works with the Board and staff to continue to improve the effectiveness of the Foundation’s programs and has managed its operations.

She also serves as Senior Fellow for Energy and Climate and directs a portfolio of environmental grants in the United States, Europe, China, Mexico, and Brazil designed to advance energy efficiency and renewable energy and to address the problem of global warming.

Susan’s career includes work in strategic planning, development, alumni relations, and communications at Stanford University, the Sierra Club, and Northwestern University. At Stanford, she helped direct the Environmental and Natural Resources Law & Policy Program.

Susan serves on the board of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the European Climate Foundation, and on the advisory board of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University.