The Calit2 Advisory Board consists of distinguished members of academia, industry and government, with expertise relevant to the institute’s mission. Board members guide strategic thinking, planning, and communications. This group typically meets once annually, rotating between UC San Diego and UC Irvine.
ADVISORY BOARD CO-CHAIRS
Anne Petersen, Research Professor
University of Michigan
Drew Senyei, M.D., Managing Director
Enterprise Partners Venture Capital
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
Mark Anderson, CEO
Strategic News Service
Greg Brandeau, Former CTO
The Walt Disney Studios
Vinton G. Cerf, VP and Chief Internet Evangelist
Google
Martha Dennis, Independent Board Member Advisor to Emerging Technology Ventures
Community Volunteer
Raouf Y. Halim, Former CEO
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.
Linda A. Hill, Professor of Business Administration
Harvard Business School
Jessie J. Knight, Jr., Former Chairman (Retired)
San Diego Gas & Electric
Peter G. Preuss, Chair
UC San Diego Foundation Board of Trustees
Stanton J. Rowe, Corporate VP
Edwards Lifesciences
David J. Schramm, Former CEO (Retired)
Maxwell Technologies, Inc.
Roberto Padovani, Former CTO
Qualcomm, Inc.
Andrew J. Viterbi, President
Viterbi Group, LLC | Professor Emeritus, Jacobs School of Engineering
Warren Washington, Senior Scientist
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Telle Whitney, President and CEO
Anita Borg Institute
Julie Meier Wright, Strategic Advisor Public Policy; Sr Fellow, CA Council on Science & Technology; Sr Fellow, US Council on Competitiveness
EMERITUS BOARD MEMBERS
Forest Baskett, Venture Partner, New Enterprise Associates
John Seely Brown, Independent Co-Chairman of the Deloitte Center of Edge Innovation
Robert W Conn, President, The Kavli Foundation
Deborah Estrin, Professor of Computer Science, Cornell Tech (New York City)
Dennis Lettenmaier, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington
Duane Roth, President and CEO, CONNECT (deceased)
Philip M. Smith, Advisory Board Co-Chair 2000-12 (deceased)
Joesph Sussman, Professor of Engineering Systems and Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT
