Chair of the Advisory Council

• John Leckrone, Director of Venture Development, Adobe Systems, Inc.

Council Members

• Robert E. Adams, Member of Technical Staff, Big Switch Networks
• Harry Blount, Founder @ CEO, DESCERN
• Tom Bondi, Principal, Berger/Lewis Accountancy Corp
• Dennise Carter, President, Carter McNulty
• Maryles Casto, President, Casto Travel
• Terry Christensen, Professor Emeritus, San Jose State University
• Jaleh Daie, Executive Partner, Aurora Equity LLC
• Diana Diamond, Journalist
• Hon. Rod Diridon, Sr., Executive Director, Mineta Transportation Institute
• Gloria Duffy, CEO, Commonwealth Club of California
• Lisa Fabish, Senior Business Leader, VISA
• Anne-Flore Goldsberry, Former Vice President of Global Marketing, Logitech
• Kirk O. Hanson, Executive Director, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University
• Matt Levine, President, SourceUSA
• Henry Manayan, Chief Operating Officer, Dhanoa Minerals, Ltd.
• Sanjay Mody, Head of Global Transaction Banking and Client Advisory Service, Silicon Valley Bank 
• Adam Rak, Senior Vice President, Petrizzo Bond, Inc.
• Meredith Rudof Weiss, Volunteer Coordinator, Commonwealth Club/Silicon Valley
• Bob Saldich, President and CEO (Retired), Raychem Corp.
• Leslie Saul Garvin, Deputy Campaign Manager, The 2012 Project
• David L. Stone, Senior Vice President, Chevron Energy Solutions
• Katherine Strehl, Senior Vice President, Ogilvy Public Relations
• Lisa Taylor, Director, sales, Marketing and Business Development, Deloitte Services LP
• Cole Wilbur, Trustee, David & Lucile Packard Foundation
• Colleen Wilcox, Executive Director, Alliance for Teaching
• Stephen Wright, Vice President of Strategic Communications, Silicon Valley Leadership Group