Board of Trustees
Bronwyn Syiek
Chairman of the Board
Bronwyn Syiek served as the President of QuinStreet, Inc. from February 2007 to April 1, 2014. more
Bronwyn Syiek served as the President of QuinStreet, Inc. from February 2007 to April 1, 2014. more
Pierre R. Schwob
Vice Chairman of the Board
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
Bill Diamond
Trustee
Bill Diamond is the President and CEO of the SETI Institute. He is also a technology executive and Silicon Valley veteran. Bill has over 20 years of experience in the photonics and optical communications industry, and a decade in X-ray and semiconductor processing technologies. His corporate background spans the spectrum from venture-backed start-ups to Fortune 100 multinationals, with responsibilities ranging from engineering and operations to sales, marketing, product management and CEO positions. more
Bill Diamond is the President and CEO of the SETI Institute. He is also a technology executive and Silicon Valley veteran. Bill has over 20 years of experience in the photonics and optical communications industry, and a decade in X-ray and semiconductor processing technologies. His corporate background spans the spectrum from venture-backed start-ups to Fortune 100 multinationals, with responsibilities ranging from engineering and operations to sales, marketing, product management and CEO positions. more
Andrew Fraknoi
Trustee
Andrew Fraknoi is the Chair of the Astronomy Department at Foothill College in Los Altos, California. Fraknoi was the Carnegie Endowment for Higher Education's 2007 California Professor of the Year. He was the founding co-editor of the journal "Astronomy Education Review," is lead author of the "Voyages Through the Universe" college textbooks series, and was Executive Director of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific for 14 years. more
Andrew Fraknoi is the Chair of the Astronomy Department at Foothill College in Los Altos, California. Fraknoi was the Carnegie Endowment for Higher Education's 2007 California Professor of the Year. He was the founding co-editor of the journal "Astronomy Education Review," is lead author of the "Voyages Through the Universe" college textbooks series, and was Executive Director of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific for 14 years. 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
Rex Grignon
Trustee
Rex Grignon is the head of Character Animation at Dreamworks Studios and has worked on movies like Antz, Shrek, Madagascar, and many other Dreamworks films more
Rex Grignon is the head of Character Animation at Dreamworks Studios and has worked on movies like Antz, Shrek, Madagascar, and many other Dreamworks films more
Saad Khan
Trustee
Saad is the co-founder of Uprising. He has been an early investor or advisor to companies like Lending Club, Lyft, Upworthy, AltSchool, Watsi, The Long Now Foundation, Zaarly, Jobvite, and Evolution Robotics (now iRobot). He was formerly a Partner and led all digital media / software investments at CMEA Capital. Prior to that, he was at Garage.com where he helped build incubator 1.0 in the valley. more
Saad is the co-founder of Uprising. He has been an early investor or advisor to companies like Lending Club, Lyft, Upworthy, AltSchool, Watsi, The Long Now Foundation, Zaarly, Jobvite, and Evolution Robotics (now iRobot). He was formerly a Partner and led all digital media / software investments at CMEA Capital. Prior to that, he was at Garage.com where he helped build incubator 1.0 in the valley. more
Dan Lankford
Trustee
Dan Lankford is Managing Director at Wavepoint Ventures. He is the founder of this seed and early stage venture firm focused on medical technology, software and services and cleantech. more
Dan Lankford is Managing Director at Wavepoint Ventures. He is the founder of this seed and early stage venture firm focused on medical technology, software and services and cleantech. more
Mannan Latif
Trustee
Mannan Latif has over 25 years of experience in senior financial management. His background includes experience in public and private capital markets, structuring strategic alliances and corporate partnerships and experience in high-growth companies as well as turnaround situations. more
Mannan Latif has over 25 years of experience in senior financial management. His background includes experience in public and private capital markets, structuring strategic alliances and corporate partnerships and experience in high-growth companies as well as turnaround situations. 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
Michael Quick
Trustee
Dr. Michael Quick serves as Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, and as Professor of Biological Sciences in the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. more
Dr. Michael Quick serves as Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, and as Professor of Biological Sciences in the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. more
Jill Tarter
Trustee
Astronomer Jill Tarter is the holder of the Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI. She is one of the few researchers to have devoted her career to hunting for signs of sentient beings elsewhere, and there are few aspects of this field that have not been affected by her work. more
Astronomer Jill Tarter is the holder of the Bernard M. Oliver Chair for SETI. She is one of the few researchers to have devoted her career to hunting for signs of sentient beings elsewhere, and there are few aspects of this field that have not been affected by her work. more
Oliver Tattan
Trustee
Oliver Tattan is a serial entrepreneur and founder of a number of companies including an insurance capital provider (Insurance Regulatory Capital), two health insurers (Vivas Health and GloHealth), a content company (OneBigSwitch) and a software company (Daon). more
Oliver Tattan is a serial entrepreneur and founder of a number of companies including an insurance capital provider (Insurance Regulatory Capital), two health insurers (Vivas Health and GloHealth), a content company (OneBigSwitch) and a software company (Daon). more