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Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected.
William Plomer (1903-1973)

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)
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Marketing, Communications, and Media

  • Mark Breier, Chief Marketing Officer, Plantronics; former CEO, Beyond.com and Vice President of Marketing, Amazon.com
  • Steve Furney-Howe, Vice President, Sun Microsystems
  • Gary Marenzi, former President, International Television, Paramount Pictures
  • Jim Moroney, Publisher/CEO, Dallas Morning News
  • Mark Shelley, President, Sea Studios, Inc.; Executive Producer, Sea Studios Foundation; Senior Series Producer, National Geographic Television
  • Nikki Tanis, President, Tanis Communications
  • Bradley Zeve, Chairman and CEO, Milestone Communications
Finance and Operations
  • Wendell Birkhofer, Investment Manager, Dodge & Cox
  • Michael Dorsey, Managing Director, JP Morgan
  • Bruce Golden, General Partner, Europe, Accel Partners
  • Michael Levinthal, Venture Capitalist; former General Partner, Mayfield Fund
  • Rick Neely, Chief Financial Officer, Monolithic Power
  • Peter Neumeier, CFA, President, Neumeier Investment Counsel
  • Bob Williams, Partner, Bay Partners

Government, Law and Public Policy

  • Warner Chabot, Vice President for Regional Operations, The Ocean Conservancy
  • Anita Perez Ferguson, National Board of Directors, Planned Parenthood Federation of America; former Chair, InterAmerican Foundation and former President, National Women's Political Caucus
  • Gary K. Hart, former State Senator and Secretary of Education, State of California
  • Fred Keeley, former Member and Speaker Pro Tem, California State Assembly
  • Robert Liberty, Senior Counsel, Congressman Earl Blumenauer; former Executive Director 1000 Friends of Oregon
  • Mary Kyle McCurdy, Senior Staff Attorney, 1000 Friends of Oregon
  • Gary A. Patton, Executive Director, California Planning and Conservation League; former Supervisor, Santa Cruz County
  • Naomi Schwartz, former Supervisor, Santa Barbara County and Chair, California Coastal Commission

Science and Technology

  • Dr. Robin Burnett, Owner, Puddle Wonderful, Inc.; Founder and former Director of Exhibits, Monterey Bay Aquarium
  • Bob Epstein, Co-founder, Sybase, GetActive Software, and Environmental Entrepreneurs
  • Will Headapohl, former CIO, Gateway Computers; former President and Chief Operating Officer, BuyDirect.com
  • Dr. Rebecca Shaw, Director of Science, The Nature Conservancy of California
  • Dr. Steven Webster, Founder and former Director of Education, Monterey Bay Aquarium