We are a diverse, passionate team committed to creating an inclusive and resilient economy through a postsecondary ecosystem that centers the needs of all students and advances shared prosperity. We are proud to represent the diversity of our state and have decades of cross-disciplinary expertise that propels us forward in the work we do.
We are a team of 10, guided by a board of 14
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Meet Our Board
California Competes benefits from a Board of Directors that provides statewide reach and a breadth and depth of expertise and leadership. Our Board is made up of local elected officials and former legislators, as well as business and community leaders who are committed to equity-centered policy reforms that ensure the diverse residents of this state have what they need to achieve their education and career goals.
Elizabeth Hill, Chair
Fourth Legislative Analyst of California
Keely Bosler
Founder and Principal, Keely MB Strategies; and former Chief Fiscal Advisor and Director of Finance, state of California
Christopher Cabaldon
mayor in residence, Institute for the Future; commissioner, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education; and former vice chancellor, California Community Colleges
Carl A. Cohn
Professor emeritus, Claremont Graduate University
Daniel Gross
Former Executive, Sharp Healthcare
Steven Koblik
Former president, Huntington Library; and former president, Reed College
Carol Liu
Former state senator (D)
Julia Lopez
Former president and CEO, College Futures Foundation
Lenny Mendonça
former chief economic and business advisor, state of California
Leroy Morishita
President Emeritus, California State University, East Bay
Roger Niello
state senator (R); co-owner, The Niello Company
Libby Schaaf
50th mayor of Oakland; and By All Means senior fellow, Harvard
Jack Scott
Former chancellor, California Community Colleges; former state senator and assemblymember (D); and former president, Pasadena City College
Peter Weber
founder, Fresno Bridge Academy; and former Fortune 500 executive