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Mr. Bill Warner was co-founder of CacheFlow (now Blue Coat Systems: BCSI) in March 1997 and served as the company's Vice President of Sales and Business Development until April 2001, when he retired from the company. CacheFlow builds network infrastructure products for businesses to efficiently deliver web content across networks. [view full bio]
Admiral Henry H. Mauz retired from the Navy in November, 1994. He served over 35 years on active duty after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy. His initial assignments were on destroyers in the Pacific Fleet, followed by a tour in Vietnam where he was in charge of ten River Patrol Boats operating on the rivers in the Mekong Delta. Admiral Mauz went on to command three ships; a minesweeper, a guided missile destroyer and a cruiser. His professional education included the Naval Postgraduate School, the Air Force Command and Staff College, and the Naval War College. [view full bio]
Mr. Michael Chandler is the former President of General Dynamics Information Technology. During his time at General Dynamics Information Technology, Mr. Chandler led a diverse organization of 16,000 professionals that provided systems integration, information technology, systems engineering and professional services to customers in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, federal civil and commercial sectors. Mr. Chandler has also served as President of General Dynamics Network Systems and President of General Dynamics Worldwide Telecommunications Systems. [view full bio]
Before her retirement from Microsoft Corporation, Ms. Karen Hargrove worked in research and advanced development for the company's digital office systems. From a leadership role, she guided and helped implement Microsoft's vision for integrating personal computers with other office technologies. Ms. Hargrove employed her business and technical background in creating new businesses worldwide and overseeing the growth of Microsoft product technology. [view full bio]
As the former Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Corporate Resources for Sun Microsystems, Inc., McGowan held management responsibilities for Sun's finance, legal, information technologies, and global business services functions. He reported to Sun's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. [view full bio]
Dr. Darnell Whitt is a specialist in American foreign policy and international security, for which he has served in a variety of appointments in and out of government and academic institutions. Most recently, he was a professor of defense policy at the Defense Resources Management Institute, a teaching and research center founded and supervised by the Secretary of Defense, and located at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. [view full bio]
Certified Financial Planner Ken Petersen is a principal of Monterey Private Wealth, an advanced financial planning and wealth management firm based in Monterey, Calif. He has an MBA with an emphasis in Finance from Old Dominion University in Virginia, an MS degree in Operations Research/Systems Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, and a BS in Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. He is also a graduate of the College of Financial Planning and is board-certified as a Financial Planner by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards. [view full bio]
Rear Admiral Skip Armstrong retired from active duty with the United States in October 1987 after 32 years as a Naval Officer. A Naval Aviator with over 7,000 hours in more than 60 fixed and rotary wing aircraft, he held both aviation and surface ship commands. While on active duty, Admiral Armstrong's specialties were in the areas of strike warfare operations and in strategic planning, gaming and analysis. [view full bio]
Mr. Donald R. Beall retired from Rockwell in 1998 after a 30-year career. He served as Chairman/CEO or President/COO for 20 years. Rockwell was a global leader in aerospace, electronics and automotive markets. He is involved in numerous professional, educational, public service and philanthropic endeavors and is an investor, director, and/or advisor with several venture capital groups, individual companies and investment partnerships. [view full bio]
Mr. Peter E. Blackstock, owner of Victory Toyota and Lexus Monterey Peninsula in Seaside, California, represents Northern California's franchised new-car dealers on the association's Board of Directors. A member of NADA since 1968, Mr. Blackstock is currently the association's Region IV Vice Chairman. He serves on the board of directors for the American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) and Automotive Free International Trade PAC. He also holds the positions of chairman of the Chairman's Club and director of the Political Action Committee for the California Motor Car Dealers Association (CMCDA). [view full bio]
Dr. Vance D. Coffman retired in April 2005 as Chairman of Lockheed Martin Corporation. He was elected Chairman in April 1998, having served as CEO and Vice Chairman since August 1997. He served in a series of elected corporate leadership positions including President and Chief Operating Officer of Lockheed Martin's Space & Strategic Missile Sector. Prior to the merger of Lockheed and Martin Marietta Corporations in 1995, he served as Executive Vice President of Lockheed Corporation. Earlier, he was President of the Space Systems Division of Lockheed Missiles & Space Company and a Vice President of the corporation. [view full bio]
David B. Deniger is the Chairman and majority owner of Hyphen Solutions, the creator and operator of the largest supply chain network today serving 9 of the top 20 residential home-builders and their over 10,000 subcontractors and suppliers with scheduling, procurement and collaboration. Mr. Deniger's background includes leading a number of real estate investment and development strategies with intuitional investors, high net worth families and major capital providers including General Electric Corporation where he served as founder and CEO of GE Capital Reality Group in 1989. [view full bio]
Dr. Richard Elster is a consultant serving Department of Defense organizations. Prior to becoming a consultant, he was a Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. He was the NPS Provost for eleven years. In earlier years, he was Senior Science Advisor to the Chief of Naval Personnel, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy and a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. [view full bio]
Since joining Oblix in 1999 as president and CEO, Mr. Gordon Eubanks has managed the company's rapid growth and established its positions as the industry's leading provider of Enterprise Identity Management Solutions. Prior to joining Oblix, Mr. Eubanks spent 15 years as president and CEO of Symantec Corporation, where his emphasis on customer care, collaborative partnerships and strategic acquisitions transformed Symantec into one of the world's most prominent software companies. Previously, Mr. Eubanks founded C&E software (which Symantec acquired in 1984) and served as a senior executive at Digital Research, Inc., where he was responsible for commercial systems software development and marketing. [view full bio]
Col Suzanne Gehri Fortune, USAF (Ret) has over 30 years experience as business executive and military professional. A retired US Air Force Colonel specializing in international/joint logistics and airlift operations, her 24-year career included both squadron and group commands, a joint tour as Chief of the US European Command's Logistics Operations and International Divisions, and four years as an Instructor/Assistant Professor at the US Air Force Academy. [view full bio]
Mr. James B. Hebenstreit is the current President of Bartlett and Company. Bartlett's principal businesses are grain merchandising and storage, flour and feed milling, and cattle feeding. Barlett and Company has been named one of FORBES 400 Largest Private U.S. Companies. Mr. Hebenstreit's earlier professional career includes endeavors in banking, venture capital and manufacturing. He has also served on the Board of Directors of over 12 companies in the manufacturing, banking and technology industries. [view full bio]
Mr. David Liskin is a Naval Postgraduate School Foundation Founder Member, investor, and philanthropist. Mr. Liskin was born in Englewood, New Jersey and is a graduate of the University of Maryland and also has his Masters degree in Plant Physiology from the University of Rhode Island. Mr. Liskin also studied Quantum Mechanics at St. Joseph's University of Philadelphia. [view full bio]
Mr. David Reese is currently a General Partner in Inlign Capital Partners, and is General Partner of RHYS Limited Partnership in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Previously, Mr. Reese has served on the Board of Directors of Fifth Third Bancorp, Cincinnati, Ohio, and as Chairman of State Savings Company, Columbus, Ohio; Chairman of State Savings Bank, F.S.B., Scottsdale, Arizona; Chairman of Sundance Broadcasting, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona; and Chairman of Sundance Broadcasting of Idaho, Inc. He currently serves as a Director of the Heard Museum and Director of the Valley of the Sun United Way Foundation, both in Phoenix. [view full bio]
Mr. Robert Rice has worked over 44 years in the Television broadcasting industry. He worked for 26 years as a television station President/General Manager in four TV markets (Peoria, IL, Providence, RI, Portland, ME and Monterey, CA). He has also served as the President of the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce (1999 - 2002), Executive Director, Monterey Business Council (2002 - 2007), and Monterey County Business Council Director of Communications and Education (2007 - Present). Mr. Rice also served in the U.S. Army for two years. [view full bio]
Mr. Robert D. Rogers was named Chairman of the Board for Texas Industries, Inc. in October of 2004. His election to Chairman of the Board followed a career as CEO and President of TXI. He retired as CEO in 2004. Mr. Rogers was President and CEO of TXI for 34 years. His leadership helped the company grow from annual revenues of $82,742,000 in 1970 to over $1.6 billion in 2004. He was instrumental in the Company's national growth through business expansions from California to Virginia. In the early 70's, Mr. Rogers helped in the creation of Chaparral Steel which was later merged with TXI in 1997. [view full bio]
Alan Silverman is a partner in Essaness Partners, a family investment firm that has wide-ranging investment interests in Internet companies, technology, biotechnology and consumer businesses, including companies that serve the rapidly growing Hispanic market in the United States. [view full bio]
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