Jade Nelson

Director of Operations and Technology

As the Director of Operations and Technology, Jade partners with the Foundation’s staff to oversee Operations, Information Technology and Grants Administration. Jade enjoys the multi-faceted role of working in both Operations and Grants Administration. Jade has worked with a number of Bay Area foundations including The Jewish Federation of the East Bay, Metta Fund and The San Francisco Foundation.  Previously, she was an Associate with Global Grants practice at KPMG.

Jade holds a Bachelor of Public Administration and a Master of Nonprofit Administration, both from the University of San Francisco. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her two daughters and actively volunteers with Nihonmachi Little Friends in Japantown and at her children’s schools.