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Board of Directors

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Marian Kaannon

Board Member

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Janet Y. Spears

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Chair

Janet Y. Spears is Chief Executive Officer of Metta Fund, a private foundation dedicated to

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Cecilia Chen

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Vice Chair

Cecilia Chen is the Chief Strategy Officer and Vice President of Programs at Akonadi Foundation

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Allen Fernandez Smith

Treasurer

Allen Fernandez Smith is the West Region Executive for Global Philanthropy at JPMorgan Chase. In

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Lucia Corral Pena

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Secretary

Lucia Corral Peña is a senior program officer for Blue Shield of California Foundation managing the

Kenji Treanor

Kenji Treanor

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Member-at-Large

In his role at the Stuart Foundation, Kenji oversees strategy formulation and execution, grants and

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Alexandra Desautels

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Board Member

Alexandra Desautels is Director of Strategy, Alignment, and Learning for The California Endowment

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Rajni Dronamraju

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Board Member

Rajni oversees efforts to embed a focus on equity and inclusion across Genentech’s value chain, with

Priscilla Enriquez

Priscilla Enriquez

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Board Member

Priscilla Enriquez leads the team at the James B. McClatchy Foundation as Chief Executive Officer

Glen Galaich

Glen Galaich

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Board Member

Glen Galaich, Ph.D. (he/him) joined Stupski Foundation as CEO in 2015.

His professional mission is

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Brandi Howard

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Board Member

Brandi Howard is the president and CEO of East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF). Howard is a

Bryna Lipper

Bryna Lipper

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Board Member

Bryna Lipper is passionate about helping communities, organizations, and governments deliver

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David Onek

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Board Member

David Onek is the CEO of Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2). He brings over three decades of

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Cecilia Oregon

Board Member

Cecilia identifies emerging health policy topics and guides the Institute’s portfolio of work. She

Adrian Schurr

Adrian Schurr

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Board Member

Adrian Schurr is the Regional Giving Lead for Google.org, which supports local nonprofit

Sachi Yoshi

Sachi Yoshii

Board Member

Sachi leads the Foundation’s exploration, development, and implementation of strategies to grow and

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