The Makeup of the Stanford Trustees: 2000 to 2014
This timeline surveys the Stanford Board of Trustees' makeup from 2000 until 2014, emphasizing its corporate association and ties to business.
This timeline was designed by Cole Manley, a student at Stanford University, as part of a course on the history of activism at Stanford. It is designed to be shared with anyone interested in learning more about who has historically run Stanford.
2000-10-01 00:00:00
John Hennessey Elected
Hennessey is the President of Stanford and a computer scientist by training who sits on the board of Google. Google is now pursuing drone research.
2000-12-12 00:00:00
Leslie P. Hume
Hume is on several boards of development organizations.
2002-04-09 00:00:00
Mariann Byerwalter Elected
Byerwalter is a member of the Board of Directors of several companies. She is the former CFO of Stanford.
2002-04-09 00:00:00
Frank M. Higgins Elected
Higgins is the Founding Partner at Second Avenue Partners, is involved with business, and also has ties to Microsoft.
2002-10-15 00:00:00
Robert M. Bass Elected
Robert Bass, the chair of the Aerion Corporation and the president of the Keystone Group, was elected to the Board of Trustees. Bass's Aerion Corporation researches and develops supersonic jets. The corporation is funded in part by grants from DARPA, a military organization tied to the Department of Defense.
2003-02-10 00:00:00
Wendy Munger
Munger is a corporate lawyer.
2004-04-26 00:00:00
Steven A. Denning Elected
Denning is the Chairman of General Atlantic LLC, a private investor who formerly worked at the World Bank.
2005-10-10 00:00:00
Jerry Yang Elected
Yang is the former CEO of Yahoo and now is involved in AME Cloud Ventures, a VC firm.
2006-02-13 00:00:00
James Canales Elected
Canales is the President and CEO of the James Irvine Foundation, which offers grants to nonprofits.
2006-02-13 00:00:00
Bruce W. Dunlevie Elected
Denning is a general partner at Benchmark Capital, a venture capital firm.
2006-10-09 17:05:29
Isaac Stein Elected
Stein is President, Waverley Associates, a private investment firm.
2007-02-12 00:00:00
James G. Coulter Elected
Coulter is the founding partner of TGP Capital, a private equity firm.
2007-02-12 00:00:00
Thomas F. Steyer Elected
Steyer is an asset manager, environmentalist, and educator.
2008-02-11 00:00:00
Vaughn C. Williams Elected
Williams is an international lawyer at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom.
2008-03-01 00:00:00
Ann H. Lamont
Lamont is the Managing partner of Oak Investments and is involved in business.
2008-03-01 00:00:00
Goodwin Liu
Liu is a lawyer on the California Supreme Court.
2008-03-01 17:05:29
Miriam Rivera Elected
Rivera is a businesswoman and venture capitalist.
2008-03-01 17:05:29
Richard A. Sapp Elected
Sapp is a private investor at Goldman Sachs.
2008-04-07 00:00:00
John A. Gunn
Gunn is the Chairman Emeritus and Director of Dodge and Cox, an investment management firm.
2008-12-08 00:00:00
Susan Rasinski McCaw Elected
McCaw is the President of COM Investments and was a major fundraiser for the Bush II and Romney presidential campaigns.
2009-06-10 00:00:00
William R. Brody Elected to Board of Trustes
Brody is the President of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, a radiologist by training, and has ties to IBM.
2009-10-01 00:00:00
Paul A. Ormond Elected
Ormond is President, CEO, HCR ManorCare, a healthcare executive.
2009-10-12 17:05:29
Ronald P. Spogli Elected
Spogli is Founding Partner, Freeman Spogli & Co, and a political ambassador.
2009-12-07 17:05:29
Kavitark R. Shriram Elected
Shriram is the Founder, Sherpalo Ventures, and formerly worked at Google and private investment. Google is now researching drones.
2010-10-01 00:00:00
Deborah DeCotis Elected
DeCotis is a private investor at D Squared Holdings and LLC.
2010-10-01 00:00:00
Armando Garza Elected
Garza is the Chairman of Alfa and Garza Garcia, a petrochemical conglomerate in Mexico. He has many ties to oil production and distribution.
2010-10-01 00:00:00
Frank D. Lee Elected
Lee is a biopharmaceutical executive at Dragonfly Sciences, Inc.
2010-10-01 00:00:00
Deborah A. Zoullas Elected
Zoullas is an advisory director at Morgan Stanley.
2010-10-10 17:05:29
Victoria B. Rogers Elected
Rogers is President, Rose Hills Foundation, a businesswoman who now does work in nonprofits.
2010-10-11 00:00:00
Ruth M. Porat Elected
Porat is the Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Morgan Stanley, a banking executive.
2010-10-11 00:00:00
Penny Pritzker Elected
Pritzker is a business executive and the Secretary of Commerce for President Obama.
2010-10-13 00:00:00
Christine U. Hazy
Hazy is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Sketch Foundation, which provides grants to various causes.
2011-10-10 00:00:00
Ronald B. Johnson Elected
Johnson is a businessman, the former CEO of JC Penny, who has ties to Apple.
2012-04-01 00:00:00
Brook Byers Elected
Byers is a law partner at Kleiner, Perkins, Caulfield, and Byers. Aside from being a lawyer, he is also a venture capitalist who has invested in environmental causes.
2012-10-01 00:00:00
RoAnn Costin Elected
Costin is the President of Wilderness Point Investments, a private equity firm.
2012-10-01 17:05:29
Laurenne Powell Jobs Elected
Jobs is the Founder/Chair, Emerson Collective, an education reform expert with environmental interests.
2012-12-11 00:00:00
Hamid R. Moghadam Elected
Moghadam is the Chairman & CEO, Prologis, Inc, a real estate executive.
2013-02-01 00:00:00
Tonia Karr Elected
Karr is involved in nonprofits and is the chair of a nonprofit which services low-income youth.
2013-03-01 00:00:00
Gail Harris Elected
Harris is a Retired Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and has ties to investment banking.
2013-03-01 00:00:00
Bernard Liatuad Elected
Liatuad is a general partner at Balderton Capital and is also a venture capitalist with ties to communications companies.
2013-03-01 00:00:00
Lloyd Metz Elected
Metz is the Managing Director of ICV Partners and is involved in investment banking.
2013-11-13 17:05:29
Mindy B. Rogers Elected
Rogers is an education reform advocate who formerly worked at Bain Capital and Wells Fargo.