The mission of the San José State University College of Business Global Leadership Council is to assist the Dean, faculty, and staff in attaining global status as a leading college of business.
The Global leadership council will achieve its mission through a membership of individuals whose business community stature and accomplishments bring credit to the College and who individually and collectively provide:
| William E. Barton | Retired CFO and Senior Vice President of Granite Construction |
| Leon Beauchman | Area Manager, External Affairs for AT&T |
| Edward E. Benson | President and CEO Two Sheltie Productions, LLC |
| Phillip R. Boyce | President of Boyce & Associates |
| Richard L.Conniff | President & CEO, Focus Business Bank |
| Joseph C. Consul | Vice President & CFO, Everdream Corporation |
| The Honorable Rod Diridon, Sr. | Sr. Executive Director, Mineta Transportation Institute |
| Melissa Dyrdahl | CEO and Co-founder, Bring Light, Incorporated |
| Annette Finsterbusch | Director for Applied Ventures in the Corporate Business Development group of Applied Materials |
| Robert W. Foy | Chairman of the Board, California Water Service Company |
| Jay B. Fulcher | President & CEO, Ooyala |
| Cynthia Lazares | CPA, Retired cofounder of Shilling and Kenyon/SK Consulting |
| Bradley S. Maihack | Corporate Controller for Open View Software, Hewlett Packard |
| JJ McClatchy | President and CEO of McClatchy Management Company |
| Gary J. Sbona | Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Regent Pacific Management Corporation |
| John Shaw | Real estate investor, Real estate General Appraiser, Real estate broker and principal/founder of Nomad Investments |
| Dr. Gary M. Silver | Retired Cardio-thoracic Surgeon and Private Investor |
| Richard Stone | Founder and CEO of Salient Friedman Wealth Management |
| James E. Thompson | Founder and Chairman of Crown Worldwide Group |
| Oliver Yu | President of the STARS Group |
BS '67 Accounting & Finance
Mr. Barton started at Granite Construction in 1980 as a cash manager until promoted in 1988 to company treasurer, and then in 1990 as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President. He is now Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Granite Construction and serves on the subsidiary board of directors of Wilder Construction, Incorporated and ITC, Incorporated, to which Granite Construction has a minority interest in. Mr. Barton received his MBA from Santa Clara University in 1973.
MBA
Leon Beauchman is Area Manager, External Affairs for AT&T in Santa Clara County. He is a delegate to the California School Boards Association and serves on the Juvenile Justice Systems Collaborative. He served on the executive board for the Santa Clara County School Boards Association and is past-chair of the Education Committee of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. Leon has served as a director of the California School Boards Association, and as a member of the California High School Exit Exam Panel and the California Education Master Plan Committee. He was a member of the Mayor's Education Task Force and the board of Joint Venture Silicon Valley's Education Initiative. He served six years on the board of the Campbell Union School District. He is president of the Santa Clara County Alliance of Black Educators, and a member of the NAACP of San Jose and 100 Black Men. Leon holds a MBA from San Jose State University and lives in San Jose with his wife, Dr. Nejleh T. Abed, and their three sons.
BS '61 Industrial Management (Minor in psychology) &
MS '62 Business Administration
President and Chief Executive Officer, Two Sheltie Productions, LLC.
BA '66, Business Administration
Mr. Boyce is the President of Boyce & Associates, a property development firm. Mr. Boyce is the retired chairman of Western Capital Management. He and his wife, Susan, founded Pacific Western Bank when he was 30 years old, which later became Western Capital Management. In 1994, the bank merged with Comerica Bank.
MBA '87
Mr. Conniff is the President & Chief Operating Officer of Focus Business Bank. Prior to this, he was Chief Executive officer and Chairman of Heritage Commerce Corporation Mr. Conniff has been President and COO of Heritage Commerce Corp since 2000; President and Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Bank East Bay, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Heritage Commerce Corp, from 1998 to 2000; President and Chief Executive Officer of Acacia Bank, an industrial loan company, from 1997 to 1998; and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of South Valley Bancorporation from 1995 to 1997.
BS '82 Business Administration
Joe Consul is responsible for all of Everdream's financial, accounting, human resource and IT operations. Mr. Consul brings to Everdream 20 years of finance and operations experience with full business life cycle experience from start-up stage through public offerings and a successful track record of achieving significant ROI for investors. Prior to joining Everdream, Consul was the Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Arcot Systems, a leading provider of identity management solutions for e-payments, pharma and banking applications. Before that Consul served as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Tumbleweed Communications (NASDAQ: TMWD), where he led Tumbleweed's IPO. Previously, he served as Vice President of Operations for Fractal Design Corporation, and also held senior finance positions at Ray Dream, XA Systems Corporation, and Adobe Systems. Consul holds a B.S. in Business Administration from San Jose State University, an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, and was licensed as a California C.P.A.
BS '61, MS '63
Rod recently retired as chair of the County Board of Supervisors and Transit Board after 23 years in elected office. He chairs transit projects at the local, regional, state, national and international level and is credited with returning rail to the Valley. He is currently on the corporate boards of the San Jose National Bank and Empire Broadcasting Corporation as well as numerous community associations. He has served as chair of over 50 local and national organizations. The main San Jose train station is dedicated the San Jose Diridon Station. Rod was the 1983 College of Business Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient and a charter member of our Association. He served as our Association's President for two terms from 1996 to 1998 and currently serves on our Executive Committee as Past President.
In May 2004, Dyrdahl was named "Best Marketing Executive" by the American Business Awards for her work in helping transform Adobe's brand into new markets, and she later oversaw the marketing and communications efforts related to Adobe's 2005 acquisition of Macromedia, Incorporated. She joined Adobe in 1994 as a founding member of the Home and Office Products Division, where she led worldwide marketing for consumer and small and medium business products, and was promoted to her current position in 2000.
Prior to joining Adobe, Dyrdahl was director of worldwide sales operations at Claris Corporation, the software subsidiary of Apple Computer Incorporated, and held several marketing management positions at Hewlett-Packard Company.
Dyrdahl sits on the board of directors for the San Jose Museum of Art, the advisory board for the CMO Council, and the western region advisory board for Catalyst, a research and advisory organization working to advance women in business. She is a recipient of the YWCA Tribute to Women in Industry award and is an active mentor. Dyrdahl attended San Jose State University, where she majored in advertising.
BS Economics and Geology
Annette is a Director for Applied Ventures in the Corporate Business Development group of Applied Materials, responsible for identifying, recommending and managing venture capital investments. She is also a Kauffman Fellow. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Geology from the University of Houston and a Master's in Business Administration in Strategy and Finance from San Jose State University, where she was honored with the Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award in 2004.
Prior to joining Applied Materials, Annette was the CEO at MindShadow.com, a technology spin-out of DaimlerChrysler's Research and Technology Center. Prior to that position, she was an investment manager for DaimlerChrysler Venture Capital, responsible for enterprise software investments. She also had previously worked for Applied Materials, leading its business development efforts in Russia, Belarus and Armenia from 1996 through 2000, chartering the company's first office in Moscow.
Annette’s philanthropic directorships include seats on both the Board of Directors for the Junior League of San Jose and the Exceptional Women Executives of San Jose State University.
BS ' 59 Business Administration
Mr. Foy has been chairman of the board for the California Water Service Company, a subsidiary of the California Water Service Group, since January 1, 1996, and has been director of it since 1977. The California Water Service Company, organized in 1926, is the largest investor-owned water utility in the western United States, and one of the largest in the country. In 1964, Foy became associated with the Pacific Storage Company, where he held the position of president from 1977 through 1995.
BS ' 85 Management
Jay B. Fulcher serves as Ooyala's President and Chief Executive Officer. In his role, Mr. Fulcher is responsible for sales, marketing, product development and customer service. Mr. Fulcher's career spans nearly 20 years of senior management roles in sales, marketing, field operations, professional services and product development at leading enterprise software companies including SAP, Red Pepper Software, and PeopleSoft. At PeopleSoft, Mr. Fulcher served as President of the Products Division, and then as Executive Vice President of PeopleSoft Global Services.
BS ' 76 Accounting
Mrs. Lazares is the Co-founder of Lazares Companies. She was one of the original founders of Shilling & Kenyon, Incorporated in 1982. Prior work experience includes four years as a tax manager with Arthur Young and two years as the in-charge director of tax for the regional firm of Moss Adams & Company She remains a part-time financial consultant. Cindy is the recipient of the 1995 California Legislative Woman of the Year award. She was also selected to receive the 1995 Women of Achievement Entrepreneur of the Year award.
BS ' 78 Accounting
Brad is a 31 year veteran of Hewlett-Packard's Financial leadership community. Over Brad's career at Hewlett Packard he has held a wide range of senior financial management and controllership roles across a broad range of high technology businesses, most recently as Controller and Worldwide Director of Finance for Hewlett Packard; OpenView Management Software Business (the 13th largest software company in the world).
Brad is a recognized financial & business leader within Hewlett Packard and is often sought after in regards to leading significant business turnarounds and growing high profile new business ventures in the company. He and his global team of Finance professionals lead the development and implementation financial management strategies & processes necessary to optimize global business performance and to transform the financial management culture of organizations. Recognized for his unique background and experience in successfully managing high technology businesses throughout every stage of the business life cycle, Brad is uniquely qualified for the leadership challenges inherent in helping make Hewlett Packard the world's number one information technology company.
Brad holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration; Accounting concentration, from San Jose State University. He is the co-creator & co-chair of the Silicon Valley Financial Management Institute, an active member of Silicon Valley Financial Executive International, and serves on Board's of a number of other Silicon Valley professional organizations.
B.S. , M.S., PhD.
J. J. McClatchy is the great-great grandson of the founder of the Sacramento Bee and McClatchy Newspapers. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business from San Jose State University.
J.J. is President and CEO of McClatchy Management Company, handling acquisition, sales and management of extensive commercial real estate and stockholdings. He is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.
J.J. has been honored with the National Endowment Award, National Heritage Award, and Who’s Who among Executives and Professionals in America’s Business. He serves the community through many organizations, including the Boy Scouts, the Red Cross, WEAVE, and the National Women’s Health Initiative. He has also served as a Presidential Appointment to the Housing and Urban Development, a member of the California Safety Center Board, co-chair of the Sacramento City Unified School District, School to Work program, and was appointed to the Advisory Committee to the Little Hoover Commission.
BS '66 Business Administration
Gary founded Regent Pacific in 1974, and is chairman and Chief Executive Officer. As a senior executive with over 38 years of domestic and international business experience, Gary has led the Regent Pacific teams involved in the firm's most difficult and complex engagements. He has participated in over 100 technology, commercial and retail/distribution engagements providing expertise in the analysis and development of alternative courses of action available to underperforming or troubled companies. This expertise includes the development of successful turnaround plans, negotiations with creditors and stockholders, and management of worldwide operations for multinational companies, as well as, operational and financial restructuring for businesses of all types. Gary has also acted as an advisor or a principal in more than 85 merger, acquisition, and divestment activities. His experience spans global publicly-traded and privately-owned companies as well as limited partnerships and family-owned businesses.
Gary currently serves as executive chairman of Verity, Incorporated. He is a member of the board of directors of KTEH-TV, a San Jose public television station, and a member of the International Board of Advisors for the College of Business at San Jose State University. He has recently served as chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Auspex Systems, Incorporated, a publicly-traded storage solutions company; as chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Clarent Corporation, a publicly-traded broadband telecommunications company; as chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Accelerated Networks, Incorporated, a public company providing broadband telecommunications; as a director of 3D Systems Corporation, a publicly-traded global solid imaging and mass customization company; and as a director of Calico Commerce Corporation, a publicly-traded software company.
He is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors, the Institute of Directors, London-UK, the Turnaround Management Association (TMA), the International Federation of Insolvency Professionals (INSOL), the Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors (AIRA). Gary was selected as a finalist for the 2003 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Under Gary's leadership, Regent Pacific has been the recipient of the TMA 1999 National Award for the Large Corporate Turnaround of the Year, the 1997 Silicon Valley Service Provider of the Year award, and the 1994 TMA Turnaround of the Year award.
BS '64 Marketing
John is a full-time real estate investor, real estate general appraiser, real estate broker and Principal/Founder of Nomad Investments. He also serves as a consultant and expert witness on issues of real estate and brokerage practices.
John received his Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from San Jose State University in 1964 and has had a career in sales and real estate since then. He has been involved in real estate sales and management with Coldwell Banker Commercial between 1971 and 1993. John was president of SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors) and twice president of CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member). He also served on the Governor’s Advisory Council on Economic Development for the State of California.
BS '73 Financial Planning
Richard has been engaged in investments and financial planning in the Bay Area for 40 years. At Salient, Richard sets global investment strategy. He also works closely with clients to develop investment policies and manage their portfolios on an on-going basis. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from San Jose State University, is a Certified Financial Planning certificant, a Chartered Life Underwriter and has an Advanced Estate Planning Certificate.
Richard was one of the initial 42 CFP certificants credentialed by the College for Financial Planning in 1973. Since then, he has taught every course required for CFP certification. He is a member of the Dominican University of California Board of Trustees and serves on the Financial Planning Advisory Board in the Department of Economics Finance at Golden Gate University.
He is past president of the East Bay Chapter of the International Association of Financial Planners. As a member of the IAFP national Board of Directors, Richard wrote the first Code of Ethics for the financial planning industry.
BS '62 Aeronautics Engineering
Founder and Chairman of Crown Worldwide Group, Jim Thompson is a US citizen and permanent resident of Hong Kong. Raised in New Jersey, Thompson graduated from San Jose State University in California, receiving a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering. He has also studied in Stanford University's (US) Executive Program, a post-graduate course for senior executives.
An experienced expatriate, Mr. Thompson has lived in the Far East since 1963, when he moved to Japan. Two years later he founded his company, which was originally named Transport Services International. The company became known as Crown Pacific in 1970 and today it is known as the Crown Worldwide Group. He moved the company headquarters to Hong Kong in 1978.
BS, MS, PHD
Oliver Yu is president of the STARS Group, a technology and resource strategy consulting firm spun off from SRI International. He also serves as an adjunct professor within the Lurie Graduate School of Business.
Previously, Yu was director of energy and technology strategies for SRI, where he managed technology and resource projects worldwide, and acted as a senior advisor to Commonwealth Edison, the Taiwan Power Company, the energy minister of China, and the president of Philippines. Before SRI, Yu spent 15 years as a manager of planning analysis for the Electric Power Research Institute. Yu holds a bachelor's in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University, a master's in the same field from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a master's in statistics and a doctoral degree in management science and engineering from Stanford University
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