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Council of Advisors

Council Meetings

Steven Hart
Chair

Steve Hart (M.A. '80)
Co-Founder & CTO,
ViaSat Inc.
Carlsbad, CA
David Schwab
Vice Chair

David Schwab (B.A. '79)
Managing Director,
Sierra Ventures
Menlo Park, CA
Robert P. Akins
Chairman Emeritus

Robert P. Akins
(B.S. '74, M.S. '77, Ph.D. '83)
Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO
Cymer, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Daniel L. Alspach
Daniel L. Alspach
(Ph.D. '70)
Las Vegas, CA
Joseph "Joe' Beery
Chief Information Officer
Life Technologies
Carlsbad, CA
Claude Benchimol
Chairman Emeritus

Claude Benchimol
Damol Technology Consulting
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Chairman Emeritus

Linden S. Blue
Vice Chairman,
General Atomics
San Diego, CA
Malin Burnham
Chairman Emeritus

Malin Burnham
Chairman,
Cushman & Wakefield
San Diego, CA
Eugenio Clariond
Eugenio Clariond
Chairman,
Grupo Cuprum
San Pedro Garza Garcia, NL, Mexico
Robert E. Englekirk
Robert E. Englekirk
Chairman Emeritus,
Englekirk Partners Consulting Structural Engineers, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
Hossein Eslambolch
Hossein Eslambolchi
(B.S. '81, M.S. '83, Ph.D. '84)
Chairman & CEO,
2020 Venture Partners
Menlo Park, CA
Peter C. Farrell
Peter C. Farrell
Retired Executive Chairman, President & CEO,
ResMed
San Diego, CA
John J. Fratamico Jr.
John J. Fratamico Jr.
Senior VP & General Manager of SRBU,
SAIC
McLean, VA
Richard Goldberg
Richard Goldberg
VP of Corporate Quality
CISCO Systems
San Jose, CA
Bernard M. Gordon
Bernard M. Gordon
Chairman,
NeuroLogica Corporation
Danvers, MA
Stedman Graham
Stedman Graham
Chairman & CEO,
S. Graham & Associates (SGA)
Chicago, IL
Waguih Ishak
Waguih Ishak
Division VP, Science & Technology Director,
Corning West Technology Center,
Corning Incorporated,
Palto Alto, CA
Irwin M. Jacobs
Honorary Chairman

Irwin M. Jacobs
Co-Founder & Board Member,
QUALCOMM, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Paul E. Jacobs
Chairman Emeritus

Paul E. Jacobs
Chairman & CEO,
QUALCOMM, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Richard Kornfeld
Richard Kornfeld
(B.S. '82)
CEO,
Grid2Home,
San Diego, CA
Scott McClendon
Scott McClendon
Chairman,
Overland Storage, Inc.
La Jolla, CA
Paul Mirabella
Paul Mirabella
Chairman & CEO,
Naviscan
San Diego, CA
Michael R. Niggli
Michael R. Niggli
President & COO
SDG&E
San Diego, CA
Henry 'Hank' Nordhoff
Henry "Hank" Nordhoff
Chairman
Gen-Probe
San Diego, CA
Bahram Nour-Omid
Bahram Nour-Omid
Co-Founder & Senior Partner,
Shelter Capital Partners
Los Angeles, CA
William A. Owens
William A. Owens
Chairman & CEO, AEA Holdings ASIA,
AEA Holdings
New York, NY
Roberto Padovani
Roberto Padovani
Executive VP
Qualcomm, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Gregory M. Papadopoulos
Chairman Emeritus

Gregory M. Papadopoulos
(B.A. '79)
Venture Partner
New Enterprise Associates
Menlo Park, CA
Ake Persson
Ake Persson
Del Mar, CA
Ronald Reedy
Ronald Reedy
(M.S. '81, Ph.D. '83)
Co-Founder & COO,
Peregrine Semiconductor
San Diego, CA
Andrew E. Senyei
Chairman Emeritus

Andrew E. Senyei, M.D.
Venture Capitalist & Managing Director,
Enterprise Partners Venture Capital
La Jolla, CA
Julie Meier Wright
Julie Meier Wright
President & CEO (retired),
San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation
San Diego, CA

Ex Officio

Denine Hagen
Denine Hagen
Exec. Director, External Relations,
Jacobs School of Engineering
UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0403