As Executive Director of the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation, Ms. Thompson works closely with the Board of Directors to identify and select nonprofit organizations that demonstrate an entrepreneurial and results oriented approach to the services they provide. In recent years, the Foundation has supported organizations working in the areas of K-12 education reform (with emphasis on public charter schools), housing, poverty prevention, fine arts, health and learning difficulties.

Ana brings to her position more than 20 years' experience in management and consulting in both the for-profit and nonprofit arenas. Prior to joining the foundation in 2001, she served as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer for Lutheran Social Services of Northern California, which provided housing and money management services for multiply diagnosed individuals, welfare to work programs, and other social service programs. She also worked in the consulting field with Deloitte Consulting and First Manhattan Consulting Group, advising clients in finance, cost analysis, risk-adjusted pricing models and business process redesign.

Ana holds an M.B.A. from Stanford Business School and a B.A. in Slavic Studies from Harvard University.