An Open Letter to the David & Lucile Packard Foundation
9 min readFeb 22, 2022
A Note to My Readers: I mailed a physical copy of the following cover letter & resume to The David & Lucile Packard Foundation two weeks ago, politely inquiring whether they might have an opening at their well-endowed & highly laudatory non-profit organization for someone of my background, abilities, & interests. I did not expect to be offered a dream job. But I didn’t expect to be ignored…