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.

She also serves as Acting Director of the Environment Program and liaison to a new climate change initiative being launched by the Foundation and others and oversees work of the Philanthropy Program; previously she managed much of the Foundation’s operations.

Prior to working with the Hewlett Foundation, Susan spent over fourteen years in strategic planning, development, alumni relations, and communications for Northwestern University, the Sierra Club, and Stanford 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 advisory board of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University, and is past president of the Openlands Project. She earned a B.A. from Duke University.