Wanchee Pei

Wanchee Pei currently serves as the Program Operations Manager for the Conservation & Science program at The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, where responsibilities include managing grants operations, guiding a 10-person team, and collaborating with various foundation departments. Previous experience includes a fellowship at HandsOn Bay Area, focusing on community development through volunteering initiatives, and significant roles at Genentech, where leadership included managing market analysis and strategy for a $2B portfolio and executing innovative approaches to field operations. Early career experience involved consulting at ZS Associates, working on pharmaceutical projects, and internships in engineering. Wanchee Pei obtained a Master’s degree in Engineering Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Cornell University.