Kathy Jackson

Kathy Jackson joined the Menlo College Board of Trustees in 2022. With extensive corporate and nonprofit career experience, Kathy understands how to lead and scale organizations to achieve their aims of social good. She currently serves as Board Chair of Cilker Orchards Management Corporation. Most recently she served as a Director for CAI International, Inc. (NYSE: CAI) and was a co-founder of Magnify Community, a philanthropy innovation lab focused on prioritizing increased giving to Silicon Valley nonprofits.

Kathy previously served as CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank, a $130 million organization that, during her tenure, provided more than one million meals per week to Silicon Valley residents. Kathy also served on the Board of Feeding America, the nation’s second largest charity. Prior to joining Second Harvest, she served as Board President of the Foundation for the Future at public Menlo-Atherton High School; she is delighted to have found M-A alums enrolled at Menlo College.