Bio

Brenda G. Hackett is Chief Operations Officer of Metanexus Institute. She is responsible for 1) financial management: setting policy and implementing procedures for efficient and optimal use of organizational resources; budgeting and reporting; 2) human resource management: implementing and maintaining processes for employee retention and development; 3) oversight of operations, including facilities. Before joining Metanexus, Ms. Hackett spent over 20 years in financial and human resource management, primarily in the non-profit sector, with a focus on training, education, and arts organizations.

Ms. Hackett’s BBA in Accounting was earned at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She has been actively involved in church and community activities, serving in leadership roles in civic, business, sports and church organizations. With her husband, Paul, she has four children and nine grandchildren.