Janet Y. Spears oversees the management of Development & External Affairs, Grantmaking & Donor Services, Public & Private Partnerships, and Communications at the East Bay Community Foundation. Before coming to the Foundation, she was an Executive Director in AT&T Marketing.

As an Executive Director in AT&T Marketing, she created an initiative focused on customer benefits associated with recent mergers. As a Vice President in Strategic Sales, Engineering & Operations, she led a national sales team of 75 professionals responsible for business development. She also has experience managing technical support functions, and marketing technical network solutions.

In her spare time, Spears was Chief Financial Officer for a $2 million non-profit organization, in which she oversaw the budget, including raising revenue. She also organized volunteers and implemented community and school-based projects. She holds a B.S degree in electrical engineering from University of the Pacific, an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University, and an Advanced Management Certificate from University of North Carolina.