Board of Trustees
John Gertz
Chairman
John Gertz is the president and CEO of Zorro Productions, Inc., which he founded in 1977. He has been responsible for four Zorro motion pictures including Zorro, the Gay Blade (1982), The Mask of Zorro (1998), and The Legend of Zorro (2005), the last two starring Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta -Jones. Also under his tenure, five different ZORRO TV series have been produced, as well as about twenty ZORRO stage productions. more
John Gertz is the president and CEO of Zorro Productions, Inc., which he founded in 1977. He has been responsible for four Zorro motion pictures including Zorro, the Gay Blade (1982), The Mask of Zorro (1998), and The Legend of Zorro (2005), the last two starring Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta -Jones. Also under his tenure, five different ZORRO TV series have been produced, as well as about twenty ZORRO stage productions. more
Andrew Fraknoi
Vice Chairman
Andrew Fraknoi is the Chair of the Astronomy Department at Foothill College located in Los Altos, California. Fraknoi was the Carnegie Edowment for Higher Education's 2007 California Professor of the Year. He has been the Director of Project Astro and Family Astro since 1991. Fraknoi is als co-editor of Astronomy Education Review, and is lead author of Voyages Through the Universe, a college textbooks series. more
Andrew Fraknoi is the Chair of the Astronomy Department at Foothill College located in Los Altos, California. Fraknoi was the Carnegie Edowment for Higher Education's 2007 California Professor of the Year. He has been the Director of Project Astro and Family Astro since 1991. Fraknoi is als co-editor of Astronomy Education Review, and is lead author of Voyages Through the Universe, a college textbooks series. more
Thomas Pierson
CEO & Coporate Secretary
Thomas Pierson is the Founder, Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, and Corporate Secretary, SETI Institute. Pierson was elected to the International Academy of Astronautics in 2004. more
Thomas Pierson is the Founder, Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, and Corporate Secretary, SETI Institute. Pierson was elected to the International Academy of Astronautics in 2004. more
Al Bagley
Trustee
Al Bagley is a retired Hewlett-Packard executive, having served 37 years for HP in northern California. While at HP, he was the General Manager of the Frequency and Time Division (later became the Santa Clara Division). He also served as Engineering Manager of HPs Electronic Instruments Group. more
Al Bagley is a retired Hewlett-Packard executive, having served 37 years for HP in northern California. While at HP, he was the General Manager of the Frequency and Time Division (later became the Santa Clara Division). He also served as Engineering Manager of HPs Electronic Instruments Group. more
Linda Bernardi
Trustee
Linda Bernardi was Founder, CEO and President of ConnecTerra, Inc. and is currently CEO of StraTerra Partners and CEO of Bernardi Leadership Institute. more
Linda Bernardi was Founder, CEO and President of ConnecTerra, Inc. and is currently CEO of StraTerra Partners and CEO of Bernardi Leadership Institute. more
John Billingham
Trustee
John Billingham is a Senior Scientist Emeritus at the SETI Institute and a recent inductee into the NASA Ames Hall of Fame. During a long NASA career, Billingham was Chief of various NASA Ames Research Center divisions, including the Life Sciences Division, Extraterrestrial Research Division, and Biotechnology Division. more
John Billingham is a Senior Scientist Emeritus at the SETI Institute and a recent inductee into the NASA Ames Hall of Fame. During a long NASA career, Billingham was Chief of various NASA Ames Research Center divisions, including the Life Sciences Division, Extraterrestrial Research Division, and Biotechnology Division. more
Frank Drake
Trustee, Chairman Emeritus
Frank Drake is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. In 1960, he conducted the first radio search for extraterrestrial intelligence at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia. He is the creator of the Drake equation, and former Director of the School of Science a the University of California at Santa Cruz. more
Frank Drake is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. In 1960, he conducted the first radio search for extraterrestrial intelligence at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia. He is the creator of the Drake equation, and former Director of the School of Science a the University of California at Santa Cruz. more
Paul Elliott
Trustee
Paul Elliott is a founding member of Cerent and formerly a distinguished engineer at Cisco Systems. more
Paul Elliott is a founding member of Cerent and formerly a distinguished engineer at Cisco Systems. more
Elizabeth Garrett
Trustee
Elizabeth Garrett is Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs (2010-present), University of Southern California. Garrett has also held positions as Vice President for Academic Planning and Budget (2006-2010), and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs (2005-2006), University of Southern California. more
Elizabeth Garrett is Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs (2010-present), University of Southern California. Garrett has also held positions as Vice President for Academic Planning and Budget (2006-2010), and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs (2005-2006), University of Southern California. more
Dane Glasgow
Trustee
Dane Glasgow is a Vice President of Global Product Management at Ebay, and former Director of Program Management at Microsoft Live Search. Glasgow was also General Manager for the Windows Live Portal & Information Services Client team and President of Jump.com. more
Dane Glasgow is a Vice President of Global Product Management at Ebay, and former Director of Program Management at Microsoft Live Search. Glasgow was also General Manager for the Windows Live Portal & Information Services Client team and President of Jump.com. more
Russell Holdstein
Trustee
Russell Holdstein is an active investor/adviser for young technology companies and a lecturer in entrepreneurship, UC Berkeley Haas Business School. Holdstein is a former CFO of Rolling Stone Magazine. more
Russell Holdstein is an active investor/adviser for young technology companies and a lecturer in entrepreneurship, UC Berkeley Haas Business School. Holdstein is a former CFO of Rolling Stone Magazine. more
David Liddle
Trustee
David Liddle is a General Partner at U.S. Venture Partners, and retired president and CEO of business incubator Interval Research Corporation. He founded Metaphor which was acquired by IBM in 1991. He has served on the board of directors of Sybase, Broderbund Software, Borland International and Ticketmaster, and is currently on the board of the New York Times Company. more
David Liddle is a General Partner at U.S. Venture Partners, and retired president and CEO of business incubator Interval Research Corporation. He founded Metaphor which was acquired by IBM in 1991. He has served on the board of directors of Sybase, Broderbund Software, Borland International and Ticketmaster, and is currently on the board of the New York Times Company. more
Michael Moradzadeh
Trustee
Michael Moradzadeh is a retired intellectual property and public policy attorney. A graduate of Stanford University and UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall, Michael was most recently employed at Intel Corporation as a senior executive, with a range of responsibilities from counsel for Internet and Microsoft-related matters, to electronic privacy, to leading an industry coalition on digital content protection. He served as general counsel for the large desktop products group and as Director of Home Architecture. more
Michael Moradzadeh is a retired intellectual property and public policy attorney. A graduate of Stanford University and UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall, Michael was most recently employed at Intel Corporation as a senior executive, with a range of responsibilities from counsel for Internet and Microsoft-related matters, to electronic privacy, to leading an industry coalition on digital content protection. He served as general counsel for the large desktop products group and as Director of Home Architecture. more
Greg Papadopoulos
Trustee, Former Chairman
Greg Papadopoulos is the Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Sun Microsystems(1998 - 2010). Papadopoulos was the recipient of the National Science Foundation's Presidential Young Investigator Award. He had held positions as Senior Architect and Director of Product Strategy at Thinking Machines Corporation, and Associate Professor of Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. more
Greg Papadopoulos is the Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Sun Microsystems(1998 - 2010). Papadopoulos was the recipient of the National Science Foundation's Presidential Young Investigator Award. He had held positions as Senior Architect and Director of Product Strategy at Thinking Machines Corporation, and Associate Professor of Engineering and Computer Science at MIT. more
David Pratt
Trustee, Former Chairman
David Pratt is the former President and CEO of Callidus Software, Inc., AvantGo, Inc. and gForce Systems. Pratt was also Executive Vice President and COO, Adobe Systems, Logitech, and Quantum Corporation. more
David Pratt is the former President and CEO of Callidus Software, Inc., AvantGo, Inc. and gForce Systems. Pratt was also Executive Vice President and COO, Adobe Systems, Logitech, and Quantum Corporation. more
Pierre R. Schwob
Trustee
Pierre Schwob is the CEO and founder of Classical Archives. He was adjunct assistant professor computer science, N.Y.U. 1981-86; holder of several U.S. and foreign patents; founded PRS Corporation, an R&D company in 1978 where he developed the award-winning ID LOGIC® technology which was incorporated into a U.S. national standard and licensed to the major consumer electronics manufacturers. more
Pierre Schwob is the CEO and founder of Classical Archives. He was adjunct assistant professor computer science, N.Y.U. 1981-86; holder of several U.S. and foreign patents; founded PRS Corporation, an R&D company in 1978 where he developed the award-winning ID LOGIC® technology which was incorporated into a U.S. national standard and licensed to the major consumer electronics manufacturers. more
William Welch
Trustee
William Welch is Professor Emeritus, Professor in the Graduate School, UC Berkeley. From 1999 - 2011, Welch was the Watson and Marilyn Alberts Chair in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, UC Berkeley. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (Astronomy, 1999 - present) and been the Director of the Radio Astronomy Laboratory, UC Berkeley (1971 -1996). more
William Welch is Professor Emeritus, Professor in the Graduate School, UC Berkeley. From 1999 - 2011, Welch was the Watson and Marilyn Alberts Chair in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, UC Berkeley. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (Astronomy, 1999 - present) and been the Director of the Radio Astronomy Laboratory, UC Berkeley (1971 -1996). more