Joint Venture Board of Directors

The 50-member Joint Venture Board of Directors includes senior-level representatives from business, local and regional government, academia, labor and workforce organizations and the broader community. Of the two co-chairs, one is a representative from the private sector and one is from the public sector. The board meets quarterly to review and act on Joint Venture's initiatives and programs.

Officers:

Matt Mahan, Co-Chair (bio)
President & CEO
Brigade

Hon. Sam Liccardo, Co-Chair (bio)
Mayor
City of San Jose

Russell Hancock, President & CEO (bio)
Joint Venture Silicon Valley

Directors:

John Aitken
Director of Aviation
Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)

David Bini
Executive Director, Santa Clara & San Benito County
Building Trades Council

John Boland (bio)
Senior Director
KQED Public Media

Dan Boxwell
Senior Director
Accenture

Scott Brandt
Vice Chancellor for Research
UC Santa Cruz

Rahul Chandhok
Manager of Government Affairs
San Francisco 49ers

Mark Danaj (bio)
City Manager
City of Fremont

Diane Doolittle
Corporate Vice President, Global Support Delivery
Juniper Networks

David Entwistle
President and CEO
Stanford Health Care

Javier Gonzalez
Government Affairs & Public Policy Manager, South Bay
Google

Todd Harris (bio)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Technology Credit Union

Eric C. Houser
EVP and Santa Clara County Regional Manager
Wells Fargo

Dennis Jacobs (bio)
Provost
Santa Clara University

Hon. Ro Khanna (bio)
United States Congress

Karolyn Kirchgesler
CEO
Team San Jose

Ibi Krukrubo
Partner
Ernst & Young

Greg Matter (bio)
Executive Vice President
Jones Lang LaSalle

Jean McCown
Vice President, Public Affairs Administration
Stanford University

Curtis Mo (bio)
Partner
DLA Piper

Mairtini Ni Dhomhnaill (bio)
Founder
Countsy

Dennis O’Malley
CEO
Caliva

Mary Papazian (bio)
President
San Jose State University

Joseph Parisi
CEO
Therma

Hon. Dave Pine (bio)
Supervisor
San Mateo County

Robert Raffo (bio)
Managing Partner
Hood & Strong LLP

Sherri R. Sager
Chief Government & Community Relations Officer
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital

Juan Salazar
Public Policy Manager
Facebook

Jared Shawlee
Chief Operating Officer
San Jose Earthquakes

Susan Smarr (bio)
Physician-in-Chief
Kaiser Permanente

John A. Sobrato (bio)
Chairman
The Sobrato Organization

John Tortora
Chief Operating Officer
Sharks Sports & Entertainment

John Varela (bio)
Board Chair
Santa Clara Valley Water District

Daniel Yost (bio)
Partner
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP