Alex Andrade

Program Officer

Alex serves as program officer managing the community foundation’s Regional Planning Grantmaking Strategy. He has more than a decade of experience working in the community economic and business development fields. Prior to joining the community foundation, Alex worked with the city of Mountain View and the City of San Francisco on developing transit oriented, land use, and smart growth strategies. While at the City of San Francisco, Alex managed a $13 million economic development grant portfolio earmarked for sustainable development in community facilities, international African marketplace and arts and technology district.

Alex is on the board of directors of the Redwood City Library Foundation, whose mission is to strengthen the library services for the Redwood City community. He has a master’s in public administration from the University of San Francisco.