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Department: Leadership

Jochen Marschall

Jochen Marschall is the director of the Science program at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Joining the Foundation in 2015, his prior experience includes 15 years as a senior research scientist in the Molecular Physics Laboratory of SRI International where he conducted research in materials science, aerospace, heat transfer, surface chemistry, chemical physics, and planetary science. He …

Kelly Hayashi

Kelly Hayashi is the director of grants management at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Previously, she served as the grants manager for the Stuart Foundation and the senior grants manager at the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation. Kelly’s experience in philanthropy spans more than 14 years in both programmatic and grants administration roles for various government entities and …

Brian Eule

Brian Eule is the Director of Journalism and Communications at the Heising-Simons Foundation, where he created both the Communications department and the Foundation’s Journalism grantmaking initiative, which awards grants to journalism nonprofits each year. As part of that, he created and directs the American Mosaic Journalism Prize, the largest journalism prize in the United States. …

Judy Blumenstein

Judy Blumenstein is the director of finance at the Heising-Simons Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2010, Judy worked in treasury, finance, and accounting both in the private and public sectors. She received a bachelor’s degree from Tufts University and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School.