Rajani Gudlavalleti
BUSINESS SERVICES ASSOCIATE

As business services associate, Rajani supports the business services department and facilitates the corporate grantmaking program.

Rajani joined Silicon Valley Community Foundation in July 2007 as administrative assistant to the vice president of grantmaking. She became the corporate grantmaking associate in March 2008, supporting the corporate program officers.

In May 2007, she graduated from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology and minor in English. During her time at Willamette, Rajani founded the South Asian Club, was president of Culture Shock Community Project and received an award for outstanding achievement in sociology. She gained a passion for public policy and philanthropy through internships in Chicago, Portland and Salem, Oregon.

A native of the South Bay, Rajani enjoys traveling the Bay Area on public transit, volunteering with the South Asian Sisters and going to Oakland A's games.