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Board of Trustees

2023-2024 Board of Trustees

Kristi Jaska

Chair

Kristi Jaska

Vice President, Technology, ViaSat

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First Vice Chair

Carolina Bravo-Karimi

Partner, Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP

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Treasurer

Kelly Devine Deck

Chief Financial Officer, Inhibrx, Inc.

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Secretary

Elsa Valay-Paz

Vice President, Gas Acquisition, SoCal Gas

Charles Bergan

Vice President Engineering, Qualcomm

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Steve Bjorg

Cloud Product Software Leader

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Regina Brown

Sr. Director Business Development, HMS Host, By Avolta

Rashmi Char

Vice President Engineering, Qualcomm

Jennifer Hershman

Renewable Energy, Community Outreach and
Corporate Social Responsibility Professional

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Cindy Hesse

Project Engineer

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Craig Johnson

Business Group Legal Council, Caterpillar Inc.

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Kim Lim

Biotech Consultant

Kimberly Manhard

Kimberly Manhard

Senior VP, Global Strategic Planning and Execution, Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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Jeffrey Miner

Chief Scientific Officer, Organovo Holdings, Inc.

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Paul Mola

Entrepreneur and Biotech Executive

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Kate Motonaga

Chief Financial Officer, Public Library of Science

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Arman Oruc

Partner, Goodwin

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Pamela Salgado

Regional Partnerships Director, Lena

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Cisco Sanchez

Senior Vice President & CIO
Qualcomm

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Elizabeth Simmons

Executive Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs, University of California San Diego

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Sid Submarony

Managing Director, Boxer Capital, LLC

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Cathy Swindlehurst

CEO, NovoMedix

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Susan Topham

Vice Chancellor of Educational Services
San Diego Community College District

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Santosh Vetticaden

Co-founder, Member Board of Directors, Visgenx, IncVisgenx, Inc

John Driver

Immediate Past Board Chair and Honorary Trustee

John Driver

Chairman & CEO, Lynx Technology