General Carl
Mundy, USMC (ret.)
General Mundy most recently was the President and Chief Executive Officer
of the Worldwide USO. General Mundy retired from the Marine Corps in 1995
after 38 years of active service. In the four years preceding his retirement,
he held the post of Commandant and was the Marine Corps member of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Mundy's operational experience includes
command from platoon through regiment and at the brigade and expeditionary
force echelons of integrated air-ground task force formations.
In other post-military activities, General Mundy is a Director of the Schering-Plough Pharmaceutical Corporation, the General Dynamics Corporation, and the NationsFund family of mutual funds. He also serves as the Chairman or as a Director on the following professional, non-profit boards and foundations: The Marine Corps University Foundation, The Fisher House Foundation, The Board of Advisors to the Board of Visitors of The Citadel, The Board of Advisors to the Board of Directors of the Navy League of the United States. General Mundy is also a member of the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations. He resides with his wife, Linda, in Alexandria.
General Larry D. Welch, USAF (ret.)
General Welch was the 12th Chief of Staff of the U.S.
Air Force. As Chief of Staff, he served as the senior uniformed Air Force
officer responsible for the organization, training and equipage of a combined
active duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian force serving at locations in
the United States and overseas. As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
General Welch and the other service chiefs functioned as the principal
military advisors to the Secretary of Defense, National Security Council,
and the President.
General Welch is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) in Washington DC -- a federally chartered research center providing operations and technical analysis, and management and information systems design and development, for the Department of Defense and other U.S. government agencies.
General Welch was born in 1934 in Guymon, Oklahoma, graduated from the University of Maryland, and holds a Master of Science degree in international relations from George Washington University. General Welch also completed the Armed Forces Staff College at Norfolk, Virginia, in 1967, and the National War College at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC, in 1972.
Rear
Admiral Tom Hall, USN (ret.) A native of Barnsdall, Oklahoma, Rear Admiral Hall graduated from the
US Naval Academy in 1963 and was designated a naval aviator in 1964. He
holds a Master of Science degree in Public Personnel Management from George
Washington University and is a graduate of the Naval War College and the
National War College. Among his awards are the Defense Superior Service
Medal, Legion of Merit (two awards), Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious
Unit Commendation, and various unit and campaign awards. In July 1992,
Rear Admiral Hall was awarded the Icelandic Order of the Falcon, Commander's
Cross with Star, by the President of Iceland.
Major General George K. Anderson, USAF (ret.) Most recently he has served as President and Chief Executive Officer
of Oceania, Inc. Prior to joining Oceania, Major General Anderson was
President and Chief Executive Officer of The Koop Foundation, where he
provided program management and executive direction in such areas as preventive
medicine, health promotion, health system planning, medical research,
and health informatics. During a distinguished career in the U.S. Air
Force, Major General Anderson served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense (Health Services Operations and Readiness), where he developed
and evaluated resource requirements, policies, and programs for the eight
million beneficiaries of the Military Health Services System.
Major General. Anderson includes the following among his many appointments
and memberships: President and Fellow, American College of Preventive
Medicine; Distinguished Fellow, American College of Physician Executives;
Fellow and Past President, Aerospace Medical Association; Past Chairman,
American Board of Preventive Medicine; and Past President, Society of
USAF Flight Surgeons.
Master Chief Stephen R. Hillis, USN (ret.) In 1986, while assigned to the USS Nevada, Master Chief Hillis was promoted
to Master Chief Petty Officer. He served as Senior Ship Superintendent
at the Trident Refit Facility in Bangor, Washington, from November 1988
until December 1990, when he reported to his first Command Master Chief
billet as Chief of the Boat for the USS Ohio (BLUE). Master Chief Hillis
was selected as the Command Master Chief, Submarine Squadron SEVENTEEN,
in April 1993, and served as Command Master Chief aboard the USS Nimitz
from November 1995 until June 1997. He reported as Command Master Chief
of Submarine Group NINE in July of 1997. In July of 1997 Master Chief
Hillis was selected as a finalist for the eighth Master Chief Petty Officer
of the Navy. In September 1997 he was selected as the Pacific Fleet Master
Chief, where he served until his retirement in February 2000. In 1996
Master Chief Hillis graduated from Southern Illinois University, Magna
Cum Laude, with a degree in Education.
Master Chief Hillis' awards include a Legion of Merit, two Meritorious
Service Medals, four Navy Commendation Medals, three Navy Achievement
Medals, Seven Good Conduct Medals, two National Defense Service Medals,
the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation (fourth
award), Navy Unit Commendation, Expert Pistol Shot Medal, Expert Rifle
Shot Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (4th award), Navy Recruiting
Service Ribbon, Coast Guard Special Operation Ribbon, Navy E Ribbon (second
award), and the Navy Recruiting Gold Wreath Award.
Professor Stephen Ambrose Ambassador Charles Cobb, Jr. Ambassador Cobb graduated from Stanford University (B.A., 1958; M.B.A.,
1962). He was born May 9, 1936, in Fresno, California. He served in the
U.S. Navy, 1958-1960. He is married, has two children, and resides in
Miami, Florida.
Howard C. Gaines John Hamm From 1990 to 1996, John was Vice President and General Manager of the
Enterprise Computing Business Unit at Adaptec, where under his leadership
this business grew over 400% in 4 years, reaching a revenue rate of $500
million annually. John also serves or has served on the board of Brocade
Communications, Sylantro Systems, Cybrant, and ConvergeNet (acquired by
Dell Computer in September 1999). John's expertise is in leadership coaching
and management systems for fast growing, venture backed technology companies.
John graduated from Purdue University in 1983 with B.S. degrees in Engineering
Physics and Engineering Management, and attended the UC-Irvine Executive
M.B.A. program. He lives in Los Altos Hills with his wife, Greta, and
their five children.
Abigail Johnson Abigail cut her teeth in public relations on several Congressional and
Presidential campaigns, and subsequently took over the PR reins for a
Los Angeles advertising agency. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from
Stanford University.
Edward Leonard Michael Levinthal Michael's other portfolio companies include: The Motley Fool, Garage.com,
Riffage.com, edu.com, Instill, Inforay, Luminate, University Games, webMethods,
Symphonix, Focal, and Freshwater.
Dr. David E. Liddle Dr. Liddle has served as a Director at Sybase, Broderbund Software, Borland
International, Starwave Corp., and Ticketmaster Group, as well as numerous
private companies, and as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Santa
Fe Institute. He has served on the DARPA Information Science and Technology
Committee, and the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the
National Research Council. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering
at the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the
University of Toledo. For his contributions to human-computer interaction
design, he has been named a Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art.
He has also been elected as a Director of the New York Times Company.
Stephen Snyder Stephen served with distinction in the United States Marine Corps as
a platoon commander during Vietnam. Stephen has a J.D. and M.P.A. from
Cornell University and a B.A. from the University of California.
Professor Ed Zschau Currently, Professor Zschau is the Founding Chairman, Emeritus, and a
member of the National Advisory board of the Tech Museum of Innovation
in San Jose, California; is on the Board of Scholars of the ACCF Center
for Policy Research in Washington DC; and is a Fellow of the California
Council on Science and Technology. He serves as a Director of GenRad,
Inc., StarTek, Inc., and The Readers Digest Association. Professor Zschau
also serves on the Advisory Board of the Princeton Center for Economic
Policy Studies. He has an A.B. degree in philosophy from Princeton University
and M.B.A., M.S. (statistics), and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University.
Rear Admiral Hall currently serves as the Executive Director of the Naval
Reserve Association. He was selected to flag rank in 1988, and in August
of 1991 was promoted to Rear Admiral (Upper Half). While on active duty,
his command assignments included command of Patrol Squadron EIGHT (VP-8),
Naval Air Station Bermuda, Fleet Air Keflavik and the Iceland Defense
Force, Chief of Naval Reserve; Commander, Naval Reserve Force; and Director,
Naval Reserve. He has also served tours with the Chief of Naval Operations
Strategic Studies Group and Head of the Program Objective Memorandum (POM)
Development Section, as well as several assignments in the Bureau of Naval
Personnel.
Major General Anderson is an internationally recognized physician
executive and preventive medicine specialist. Following his medical and
public health training, his career began as an Air Force Flight Surgeon.
After thirty years of service, he retired from active duty in the grade
of Major General and moved on to private sector executive roles.
Master Chief Hillis was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. Upon graduation
from high school, Master Chief Hillis enlisted in the Navy and went through
basic training at the Naval Recruit Training Center, San Diego, followed
by Interior Communications School. After completing basic training, he
was assigned to the USS Tripoli, homeported in San Diego. In the summer
of 1971, Master Chief Hillis began the nuclear power training pipeline
in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Completing the training in September 1972, Master
Chief Hillis received orders to the USS James Monroe, homeported in Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii, and was selected as the USS James Monroe Sailor of the
Year while on board. In July of 1977, he reported to recruiting duty at
the Navy Recruiting District - Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was twice named
the Six-Year Program Recruiter of the Year. In 1981 Master Chief Hillis
returned to sea duty aboard the USS Gato, homeported in New London, Connecticut.
He was assigned to the USS Nevada in 1984 where he served as the Engineering
Department Enlisted Advisor.
Professor Ambrose is one of the nation's foremost historians. He is the
three-time New York Times best-selling author of D-Day,
Citizen Soldiers and Undaunted Courage. He was also the
biographer of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. He is the founder
of the Eisenhower Center and President of the National D-day Museum in
New Orleans. Professor Ambrose provides regular commentary on the History
Channel, is featured in Roger Mudd's Great Authors of American History
television show, and was the historical consultant for Steven Spielberg's
film Saving Private Ryan. Professor Ambrose grew up in Wisconsin and earned
his Bachelors Degree from the University of Wisconsin, his Masters from
Louisiana State University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin.
Ambassador Cobb is the Managing Partner of Cobb Partners, a leading
venture capital firm. Previously, Ambassador Cobb was the United States
Ambassador to Iceland in the Bush Administration. Ambassador Cobb has
also served as Under Secretary for Travel and Tourism at the Department
of Commerce. Prior to this, he served as Chairman and CEO of Arvida Disney
Corp., 1983-1987. He was Senior Vice President, COO and Director of the
Penn Central Corp., 1982-1983, and group president of the Penn Central
Corp., 1980-1982. In addition, he served as President and Chairman of
the board and CEO of Arvida Corp., 1972-1980, and President and CFO of
several subsidiaries of Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp., 1964-1972.
Howard is President of First USA Partners Military Division, which is
part of First USA Bank One's credit card operation. First USA is responsible
for the military affinity credit card program. He is past Chairman of
the board of First National Bank of Commerce in New Orleans. Prior to
relocating to New Orleans in 1988, Howard served as President, CEO and
eastern regional executive of First Union National Bank of Georgia. He
served as President and CEO of Georgia Railroad Bank and Trust which was
acquired by First Union National Bank in mid-1986. Howard, a native of
Elberton, Georgia, graduated from the University of Georgia and the Stonier
Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University. He began his career
with the First National Bank of Atlanta in 1964 and served as President
and CEO of First Bank of Savannah and Commercial Bank of Cobb County.
John is a Managing Director at Internet Capital Group, a leading business-to-business
venture capital and operating company. In this capacity, John directs
investments in the B2B e-commerce space and assists operationally with
several of ICG's 55 portfolio companies. Prior to ICG, John served as
President and CEO of Whistle Communications, the leader in small office
Internet appliance products. Whistle was acquired by IBM in June 1999.
Abigail heads Roeder-Johnson's public relations and strategic
communications services. Abigail has over 20 years of experience providing
executive counsel to technology and consumer companies on communications
issues. Prior to co-founding Roeder-Johnson in 1989, she headed international
marketing for IBI, a communications consultancy in Tokyo, Japan. From
1982-1986, Abigail was with Regis McKenna Inc., one of the foremost public
relations firms in the U.S., ultimately rising to Co-Director of their
Corporate and Financial Communications Group. While at Regis-McKenna,
she directed the launch of such fledgling companies as Electronic Arts,
Silicon Graphics, and several others now among the highest profile technology
companies in the U.S.
Edward is a Managing Director of Broadview International LLC,
an investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions for the IT,
communications and media industries. Prior to joining Broadview in 1997,
Edward was a partner of the San Francisco based law firm, Brobeck, Phleger
& Harrison LLP, where he specialized in financial transactions and
strategic legal advice for high technology companies. Edward served in
the U.S. Navy from 1963 through 1968. From 1965 through 1968, he was assigned
to Attack Squadron 35, which was deployed to the Gulf of Tonkin aboard
the USS Enterprise. He flew 170 combat missions over North Vietnam in
an A-6A Intruder and was awarded three Distinguished Flying Crosses and
Air Medals. Edward received a J.D. from Stanford University Law School
in 1971 and a BA in Philosophy from Yale University in 1963. His honors
include the Order of the Coif and Member, Board of Editors, Stanford Law
Review, 1970 to 1971. Edward has served as Chairman of San Francisco's
Fleet Week since 1996.
Michael specializes in information technologies and medical devices. Since
joining Mayfield in 1984, he has been involved in incubation and later-stage
investments from cardiovascular devices to enterprise software, including
such companies as Citrix Systems, Inc.; Pure Software, Inc.; InControl,
Inc.; Heartstream, Inc. and Focal, Inc. Previously, Michael was a special
partner of New Enterprise Associates, and has held marketing and engineering
positions at Orion Research and IBM. He holds an M.B.A., M.S. and a B.S.
in Engineering from Stanford University.
Dr. Liddle joined U.S. Venture Partners in January 2000, after retiring
as President and CEO of Interval Research Corporation. Dr. Liddle co-founded
Interval in 1992 with Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft Corp. Interval
is a Silicon Valley-based laboratory and incubator for new businesses
focusing on broadband applications and services, consumer devices, interaction
design and advanced technologies. Dr. Liddle is also a Consulting Professor
of Computer Science at Stanford University. Dr. Liddle has spent his career
developing technologies for interaction and communication between people
and computers, in activities spanning research, development, management
and entrepreneurship. Prior to co-founding Interval, he founded Metaphor
Computer Systems in 1982 and served as its President and CEO. The company
was acquired by IBM in 1991 and Dr. Liddle was named Vice President, New
Systems Business Development, IBM Personal Systems. From 1972 to 1982,
he held various R&D and management positions at Xerox Corporation
and at its Palo Alto Research Center, a hotbed of computer innovation
in the 1970s. While there, he was Vice President and General Manager,
Office Systems Division.
Stephen is a Partner in the law firm of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison
LLP. He served as the Chairman of Brobeck from March 1996 to 1998. Prior
to Brobeck, he served as an Assistant Professor of Law at Northwestern
University School of Law from 1975-1977, and as a frequent faculty member
of trial advocacy courses at the National Institute of Trial Advocacy
(NITA) and Stanford University. In addition, he has lectured at NITA's
National and Regional Advanced Teacher Training Programs.
Professor Zschau is a Professor of Management at the Harvard Business
School and a Visiting Professor in Electrical Engineering at Princeton
University. He was founder and CEO of System Industries, a computer products
company, from 1968 through 1981. In 1982, Professor Zschau was elected
to the U.S. House of Representatives and represented the Silicon Valley
area in Congress for two terms ending in 1986 when, as the Republican
nominee for the US Senate from California, he was defeated by the three-term
incumbent senator, Alan Cranston. In 1987, Professor Zschau became a General
Partner of Brentwood Associates, a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm,
and in 1988 was elected Chairman and CEO of Censtor Corp., a company which
had been founded by Brentwood to develop advanced magnetic recording components
for disk drives. He left Censtor in April, 1993, to serve as General Manager
of the IBM Storage Systems Division until July, 1995.