麻豆果冻传媒

Cynthia Brandt Named New President and CEO of Lucile Packard Foundation for Children鈥檚 Health

Led record-breaking fundraising campaign for the Smithsonian Institution

Sierra Clark

For release: June 28, 2018

From the

PALO ALTO, Calif. 鈥 The is pleased to announce that Cynthia Brandt will assume the role of president and Chief Executive Officer on September 4.

Brandt has been campaign director at the Smithsonian Institution since 2013, and brings more than 20 years of experience in fundraising, campaign leadership, and external relations to her new role.

鈥淲e are thrilled to welcome Cynthia to the foundation,鈥 said board chair Elaine Chambers, who served on the search committee. 鈥淲ith her remarkable successes in fundraising and her passion for the mission of children鈥檚 health, she brings the perfect combination of skills and qualities needed to lead us to further success.鈥

Brandt will lead a 98-member staff that pursues three strategies to improve children鈥檚 health. The foundation directs all fundraising for Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford and for the maternal and child health programs at . Fundraising totaled more than $163 million last year. The foundation also operates a grantmaking program aimed at improving health care systems for children with special health care needs, and , a website that provides wide-ranging data to promote the health and well-being of children.

Unparalleled innovation

鈥淚t鈥檚 a time of unparalleled innovation in health care and Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford has huge potential to improve the lives of children and families in the Bay Area and beyond,鈥 said Brandt. 鈥淧hilanthropy can unlock that potential. I鈥檓 honored to join the foundation and a dedicated team of doctors, donors, board members, and staff. Together we will engage even more members of the community in this inspiring mission.鈥

At the Smithsonian, Brandt led the public phase of the institution鈥檚 first-ever comprehensive campaign, which raised $1.88 billion, surpassing its $1.5 billion goal 16 months early. It was the most ambitious fundraising campaign to date by a cultural institution. Prior to joining the Smithsonian, she was vice president for institutional advancement at Mills College in Oakland, California, where she increased annual giving, tripled major gift solicitations, and worked closely with the president and trustees on policy and organizational strategy.

鈥淎t 麻豆果冻传媒, strategic relationships play a crucial role in our ability to lead the biomedical revolution in Precision Health, helping us to predict, prevent, and cure the health conditions that impact the lives of countless children and families,鈥 said Lloyd B. Minor, MD, the Carl and Elizabeth Naumann Dean of Stanford University School of Medicine and a member of the search committee. 鈥淐ynthia has a track record of creating impactful relationships with institutional leaders, board members, and colleagues, and her leadership will improve health outcomes not only in our local community but across the nation and world.鈥

Brandt is no stranger to Stanford. After receiving a bachelor鈥檚 degree in English and fine arts from Vanderbilt University, she earned a master鈥檚 degree and PhD in sociology from Stanford. She then served as associate dean for external relations at Stanford鈥檚 School of Humanities and Sciences, where in 2008 her team surpassed the five-year fundraising average by 50 percent.

鈥淲e are grateful for the foundation鈥檚 remarkable commitment to advancing children鈥檚 health, which has helped Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford grow and continues to help fund our transformational expansion,鈥 said Dennis Lund, MD, the hospital鈥檚 interim chief executive officer, and chief medical officer. 鈥淚 look forward to working with Cynthia as she provides the leadership to ensure that more children and families receive the life-saving care they need.鈥

Brandt is the third president and CEO of the foundation, which was founded in 1997. She succeeds David Alexander, MD, who stepped down in March after holding the position for 11 years.

Media Contact:

Jodi Mouratis
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children鈥檚 Health
(408) 205-8456
Jodi.Mouratis@lpfch.org

About 麻豆果冻传媒 Children's Health

麻豆果冻传媒 Children鈥檚 Health, with聽Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford聽at its center, is the Bay Area鈥檚 largest health care system exclusively dedicated to children and expectant mothers. Our network of care includes more than 65聽locations聽across Northern California and more than 85 locations in the U.S. Western region.聽Along with Stanford Health Care and the Stanford School of Medicine, we are part of聽, an ecosystem harnessing the potential of biomedicine through collaborative research, education, and clinical care to improve health outcomes around the world. We are a nonprofit organization committed to supporting the community through meaningful outreach programs and services and providing necessary medical care to families, regardless of their ability to pay. Discover more at聽stanfordchildrens.org.

About the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health

The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children鈥檚 Health is a public charity, founded in 1997. Its mission is to elevate the priority of children鈥檚 health, and to increase the quality and accessibility of children鈥檚 health care through leadership and direct investment. The Foundation works in alignment with Lucile Packard Children鈥檚 Hospital Stanford and the child health programs of Stanford University School of Medicine. To learn more, visit .