Board and Staff

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

COMMITTEE

Chairperson
Michael R. Peevey
President
California Public Utilities Commission

Secretary
Dr. Barbara O'Connor
Professor
California State University, Sacramento

Treasurer
Richard Motta
Consultant & Retired Vice President
AT&T

Jeff Campbell
Director, Technology and Trade Policy
Global Policy and Government Affairs
Cisco Systems, Inc.

The Honorable Martha M. Escutia
Former California State Senator
Partner
Manatt | Phelps | Phillips

Joe Gross
President and CEO
Sustainable Systems, Inc.

Barbara Johnston
Executive Director
Medical Board of California

Jim Kirkland
General Counsel
Trimble Navigation Limited

Ross LaJeunesse
Head of State Policy, Western U.S.
Google, Inc.

The Honorable Lloyd Levine
Assemblymember
State of California

Sam Overton
President
City of Los Angeles Commission on Disability

Carol Whiteside
President Emeritus
Great Valley Center

President and CEO
Sunne Wright McPeak
California Emerging Technology Fund

EXECUTIVE
Michael R. Peevey, Chairperson
Dr. Barbara O'Connor, Secretary
Richard Motta, Treasurer

INVESTMENTS
Michael R. Peevey, Chairman
Dr. Barbara O'Connor, Secretary
Richard Motta, Treasurer and Interim Chair - People with Disabilities
The Honorable Martha M. Escutia- Chair, Urban Disadvantaged Neighborhoods
Jim Kirkland - Chair, Rural Remote Areas

RURAL AND REMOTE AREAS
Jim Kirkland - Chair
Jeff Campbell
Barbara Johnston
The Honorable Lloyd Levine
Carol Whiteside

URBAN DISADVANTAGED NEIGHBORHOODS
The Honorable Martha M. Escutia - Chair
Joe Gross
Richard Motta

PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Richard Motta - Interim-Chair
Dr. Barbara O'Connor
Rachelle Chong

CETF STAFF
President and CEO Sunne Wright McPeak
Chief Financial Officer Richard Motta
Senior Vice President Susan Walters
Director of Emerging Markets Luis Arteaga
Vice President Alana O'Brien
Associate Vice President Gladys Palpallatoc
Associate Vice President Raquel Cinat