Santa Clara University

Advisory Board - Advisory Board Members

 

Advisory Board

Comprised of distinguished members of the off-campus community, the Advisory Board provides ideas and counsel from an independent perspective, assists in planning and fundraising, and enhances communication between the Center and its external constituencies.

  • David J. Berger

    David J. Berger

      Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

    David Berger is a partner in the litigation department of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He is a leader in the firm's corporate governance group and heads its mergers and acquisitions litigation practice. David's practice combines advising boards and shareholders on matters of corporate control, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance, as well as litigating such matters. Read the full profile »



  • Kristy Bowers

    Kristi Bowers

      Director, Markkula Foundation

    Kristi Bowers is a director of the Markkula Foundation and The Basic Fund in San Francisco in addition to her position on the Advisory Board of the Ethics Center.  She is a graduate of Santa Clara with a BS and Masters degrees in Business.

  • Barbara Caulfield

    Barbara Caulfield

      Managing Partner of the Silicon Valley office and Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Litigation Group, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP.

    Barbara Caulfield is the Managing Partner of the Silicon Valley office and Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property Litigation Group. She has experience in complex intellectual property litigation for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Prior to joining Dewey & LeBoeuf, Ms. Caulfield was the Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Affymetrix, Inc., a biotechnology company in the Silicon Valley. Read the full profile »

  • Doug Chance

    Doug Chance

      Wyse Technology, Retired

    Doug Chance is a retired CEO of Wyse Technology and Octel Communication. He was previously, Executive V.P. of Hewlett Packard’s Network Systems Sector.He has served on many corporate and non-profit boards of directors in Silicon Valley including Community Foundation Silicon Valley.He is a graduate on Princeton University BSE ‘64, and Stanford University, MBA ‘66.


  • Art Courville

    Art Courville

     
    Former Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Symantec Corporation

    Prior to retiring on October 31, 2009, Art Courville was the Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary for Symantec Corporation, a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management software for consumers and businesses. His career with Symantec spanned more than 15 years, starting in 1993 as the third attorney in Symantec's legal department, including a period as the director of product management for Symantec's Internet Tools business unit, and continuing through his appointment as vice president and general counsel in 1999. Prior to his career at Symantec, Art was a business attorney with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Read the full profile »

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    John T. Dickson

     

    Agere Systems, Inc Retired

    John Dickson is a retired CEO of Agere Systems, Inc. He has held senior executive positions with Lucent Technologies, AT&T, ICL and Texas Instruments and has worked in the United Kingdom and France as well as the US.Read the full profile »



  • Michael E. Fox Sr

    Michael E. Fox Sr.

      President, M.E. Fox & Company, Inc.

    Michael E. Fox Sr. was born in Chicago in 1936. He completed his education in the Midwest, both at Notre Dame University and the Siebel Institute of Technology, where he obtained a postgraduate degree in Brewing Science and Technology. In 1959, he married Mary Ellen Croke and they moved to San Francisco where they began their family of six children. In 1965, the Foxes founded M.E. Fox and Company, Inc., a small beverage distribution firm in Santa Clara County. Read the full profile »

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    Michael L. Hackworth


    Chairman, Board of Cirrus Logic

    Michael L. Hackworth is a Co-founder and currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Cirrus Logic, Inc. He serves on the Board of Directors of Virage Logic Corp., and Epicor Software. He also serves on several private chip and EDA company boards. Mr. Hackworth’s 45 year career as a high tech senior executive leader includes nearly 40 years of experience in the semiconductors with industry leaders such as Motorola, Fairchild and Philips semiconductor, and founding and CEO of a semiconductor company, Cirrus Logic Inc and growing it to over $1billion in annual revenue in ten years time. Read the full profile »

  • Pradeep Jotwani

    Pradeep Jotwani

     
    Independent Board Member, Palo Alto CA

    Pradeep is an operating affiliate with Vector Capital, a San Francisco based private equity firm that invests in established technology companies. He also serves on the board of RealNetworks, a $600m Seattle based firm which provides digital media products and services. He is a senior fellow of the American Leadership Forum - Silicon Valley and a trustee of the Crystal Springs Uplands School in Hillsborough, CA. Until 2007, Pradeep worked for Hewlett-Packard where he most recently was SVP and GM of the $16b Printing Consumables business.Read the full profile »

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    Thane Kreiner

     

    Independent Board Member, Palo Alto CA

    Thane Kreiner, PhD is currently an entrepreneur and consultant to several new ventures. He was founding President and CEO of iZumi Bio, Inc., a regenerative medicine company funded by Kleiner Perkins Caulfield and Byers and Highland Capital Partners from 2007-2008. Prior to that, Thane spent 14 years building Affymetrix from 1993-2007 in a variety of roles including Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales and Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs.Read the full profile »

  • Tom McCoy

    Tom McCoy

      Executive VP of Legal Affairs and Chief Administrative Officer Advanced Micro Devices

    Tom McCoy is Executive Vice President, Legal, Corporate and Public Affairs at AMD. Tom's leadership responsibilities include legal, corporate strategy and development, international policy, government relations and community affairs. His is the longest tenured executive officer of AMD. Read the full profile »

  • Marty Melone

    Marty Melone

      Partner, Ernst & Young, Retired

    Martin R. Melone is a retired partner of Ernst & Young LLP, where he was responsible for global clients in a wide range of industries. He was a partner of that firm from 1975 to 2001. He is a member of the board of directors of Internet Brands, Inc., and chairs its audit and ethics committee. Read the full profile »


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    Norman Y. Mineta

     
    Vice Chairman, Hill & Knowlton

    Secretary Norman Y. Mineta is Vice Chairman of Hill & Knowlton, based in its Washington, DC office. Mineta provides counsel and strategic advice to Hill & Knowlton clients on a wide range of business and political issues.
    Mineta is well known for his work in the areas of transportation - including aviation, surface transportation, and infrastructure - and national security. He is recognized for his accomplishments in economic development, science and technology policy, foreign and domestic trade, budgetary issues and civil rights.Read the full profile »



  • Lisa Mooring

    Lisa M. Mooring

      Partner Ernst & Young, Retired
    Community Volunteer

    Lisa Mooring is a retired partner of Ernst & Young, where she was employed for eighteen years and served a diverse group of high technology clients. In addition to her position on the Advisory Board of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Lisa serves on the Board of Directors of the Children’s Health Council and the Membership Board of the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University.Read the full profile »

  • C.S. Park

    C.S. Park

     

    Director, Board of Directors Seagate Technology

    Most recently, C. S. Park was Chairman and CEO of Maxtor Corporation (“Maxtor”) until it was acquired by Seagate Technology (“Seagate”) in May 2006.  He now serves as a member of Seagate’s Board of Directors.   He had been serving as Maxtor’s Chairman of the Board since 1998. Read the full profile »


  • George W. Pasha, IV

    George W. Pasha, IV

      President and Chief Executive Officer, The Pasha Group

    George W. Pasha, IV is Chief Executive Officer of The Pasha Group. He is responsible for worldwide operations of The Pasha Group’s three main divisions: Automotive, Maritime and Relocation/Transportation, as well as Corporate Services. He is also President of Pasha Hawaii Transport Lines, a joint venture with Hawaii Ship Management LLC, which provides ocean liner service for shipment of vehicles and other rolling stock between the West Coast and Hawaii. Read the full profile »

  • F. Noel Perry

    F. Noel Perry

      Venture Capitalist, Social Entrepreneur, Philanthropist

    Noel Perry is the Founder and Managing Director of Baccharis Capital, Inc., a private venture capital firm, started in 1991, located in Menlo Park, CA.  The company's focus is on early stage investments in educational software, educational toys, organic food, health, and other consumer products.     Mr. Perry built water tanks and pipe lines in Yemen for two years as a Peace Corps volunteer.   Mr. Perry's desire to improve our communities (local, national and international), particularly California, has lead to an involvement in, and formation of several organizations. Read the full profile »

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    Risë Jones Pichon


    The Judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County

    Judge Risë Jones Pichon has been a Superior Court Judge of the County of Santa Clara, State of California since 1998. She previously served as a Judge on the Municipal Court from 1984 to 1998 and also as a Court Commissioner from 1983 to 1984. She received a Juris Doctor Degree from Santa Clara University School of Law in 1976 and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics in 1973 from Santa Clara University after having transferred from Xavier University in New Orleans in 1971. Read the full profile »

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    Dr. Richard Slavin

      Executive Vice President, The Palo Alto Medical Foundation

    Dr. Richard Slavin, a general, thoracic, and vascular surgeon, is Executive Vice President of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation. He was CEO of the Camino Medical Group for more than a decade and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sunnyvale Medical Clinic. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons; former president of the San Jose Surgical Society; on the Board of the Integrated Healthcare Association and a Trustee of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation.Read the full profile »



  • Charmaine Warmenhoven

    Charmaine Warmenhoven

      Community Volunteer

    Charmaine Warmenhoven has spent a 25-year career as a teacher and administrator in Special Education and Disability Ministry. From 1988 through 2001, she was Associate Director of Special Ministries at the Diocese of San Jose. Her work at the Diocese centered on people with disabilities. The ministry assists parishes in the inclusion of people with disabilities into all aspects of parish life. She helped parishes develop catechetical programs for children with disabilities. Read the full profile »

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    Members of the Board Not Pictured

    • Mike Kelly
      Chairman and CEO
      Kinsale Associates
    • Paula Mitchell
      Partner, Alternative Education
      Santa Clara County Office of Education
    • Chris Rowan
      Private Equity Manager
    • Byron Scordelis
      Former President and CEO
      Greater Bay Bancorp
    • Mike Strachan
      Partner
      Ernst & Young
    • Margaret Taylor
      Director
      San Mateo County Health Services, Retired
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    Emeritus


  • A. C. Mike Markkula Jr.

    A. C. "Mike" Markkula Jr.

    A.C.M. Investments

    A. C. "Mike" Markkula, Jr. has been associated with Santa Clara University in various capacities since 1984, and currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Markkula and his wife Linda, provided initial funding for the Center for Applied Ethics and served as Chairman of the Board of Advisors and a member of the steering committee. The University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree in 1992. Read the full profile »