Sujata Narayan serves as the duPont Fund's Chief Operating Officer, overseeing talent development, business systems, resource management and grants management and evaluation. In this capacity, she works alongside the duPont Fund’s president and Board of Trustees to ensure that the Fund’s operations and administration meet the highest standard of excellence and effectiveness, while continuing the Fund’s commitment to approaching all its internal and external initiatives with a diversity, equity and inclusion lens.

Prior to joining the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, Sujata served for more than 13 years with the world’s leading digital infrastructure company, Equinix, where she ultimately held the position of director of community impact and Equinix Foundation. She developed and implemented the company’s community impact strategy and employee engagement programs. She also oversaw corporate giving and employee volunteering, which generated more than $12 million for more than 2500 global organizations and contributed more than 100,000 service hours. She oversaw the team that established and operationalized the Equinix Foundation as a private grantmaking entity, where she was fully responsible for day-to-day operations, multimillion dollar budget oversight, strategic planning and impact measurement, among other key functions. Before that, Sujata worked for various nonprofit organizations and foundations including The Christensen Fund that supports Indigenous Peoples in advancing their inherent rights, dignity and self-determination.

Sujata earned her Bachelor of Arts degree with distinction in anthropology and international studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She holds two master’s degrees from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor: in urban planning from the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, and in environmental policy and planning from the School of Environment and Sustainability. In addition, she is a Family Advisory Council Member at Nemours Children’s Health in Jacksonville, where she also serves on its Family Advisory Council for the Hematology and Oncology Department. She lives in Atlantic Beach, Florida with her husband and two children.