Nicholas Institute Board of Advisors
Susan
Bell
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.





