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Standing Committees


Executive Committee

Eric Schmidt, Chair
Kent Kresa, Vice Chair
Sean Bailey
Barbara M. Barrett
William T. Gross
Ray Jayawardhana
Jon B. Kutler
Taylor W. Lawrence
David E. I. Pyott
Eduardo A. Repetto
Amy Schulman
Timothy J. Sloan

Standing Attendees
Dexter A. Bailey, Jr.
David B. Gallagher
Kevin M. Gilmartin
Charles E. Lane
Ken Y. Lee
Jennifer T. Lum
Julie A. Messersmith
Deborah K. Rodday
David A. Tirrell

Advancement and Institute Relations Committee

Eduardo A. Repetto, Chair
Michelle Mathews-Spradlin, Vice Chair
Peggy T. Cherng
David T. Dreier
Prineha Narang

Ex Officio Members
Eric Schmidt
Kent Kresa
Ray Jayawardhana

Ex Officio Standing Attendees
Board Chair, Caltech Alumni Association (TBD)

Standing Attendees
Dexter A. Bailey, Jr.
Wendy Chin
Kevin M. Gilmartin
Charles E. Lane
Ken Y. Lee
Jennifer T. Lum
Julie A. Messersmith
Deborah K. Rodday
David A. Tirrell

Audit, Compliance, and Risk Committee

David E. I. Pyott, Chair
Deborah D. McWhinney, Vice Chair
Robert C. Bonner
William M. Coughran, Jr.
A. George Kadifa

Ex Officio Member
Eric Schmidt
Kent Kresa

Standing Attendees
Steven Atlee
Dexter A. Bailey, Jr.
Matthew W. Brewer
David B. Gallagher
Ray Jayawardhana
John Kelly
Louise Kirkbride
Charles E. Lane
Ken Y. Lee
Jennifer T. Lum
Susan P. McHugh
Julie A. Messersmith
Deborah K. Rodday
Dave A. Tirrell
Tye Welch

Executive Compensation Committee

Taylor W. Lawrence, Chair
Sean Bailey, Vice Chair
Barbara M. Barrett
Maria D. Hummer-Tuttle
David E.I. Pyott.
Amy Schulman

Ex Officio Member
Eric Schmidt
Kent Kresa

Standing Attendees
Dexter A. Bailey, Jr.
Ray Jayawardhana
Jennifer T. Lum
Julia M. McCallin

Finance, Facilities, and Infrastructure Committee

Jon B. Kutler, Chair
Brigitte Bren, Vice Chair
Robert C. Bonner
France Córdova
Robert C. Bonner
William M. Coughran, Jr.
Shirley M. Malcom
Kenneth G. Moore
Eduardo A. Repetto
Subra Suresh
Charles R. Trimble

Ex Officio Members
Eric Schmidt
Kent Kresa
Ray Jayawardhana

Standing Attendees
Dexter A. Bailey, Jr.
Kevin M. Gilmartin
David Kang
John Kelly
Charles E. Lane
Ken Y. Lee
Jennifer T. Lum
Susan P. McHugh
Julie A. Messersmith
Deborah K. Rodday
David A. Tirrell

Governance and Nominating Committee

Amy Schulman, Chair
Ronald L. Olson, Vice Chair
Rebecka Belldegrun
Fariborz Maseeh
Michelle J. Mathews-Spradlin
Kneeland Youngblood

Ex Officio Members
Eric Schmidt
Kent Kresa
Ray Jayawardhana

Standing Attendees
Dexter A. Bailey, Jr.
Lynn A. Booth
Jennifer T. Lum
Deborah K. Rodday

Investment Committee

Timothy J. Sloan, Chair
Kneeland Youngblood, Vice Chair
David L. Lee
Li Lu
Fariborz Maseeh

Ex Officio Members
Eric Schmidt
Kent Kresa
Ray Jayawardhana

Advisory Participants
Jane Buchan
Christopher Douvos

Standing Attendees
Dexter A. Bailey, Jr.
Charles E. Lane
Ken Y. Lee
Jennifer T. Lum
Susan P. McHugh
Julie A. Messersmith
Deborah K. Rodday
David A. Tirrell

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Committee

Barbara M. Barrett, Chair
Taylor W. Lawrence, Vice Chair
Jon B. Kutler
David L. Lee
Deborah D. McWhinney
Subra Suresh

Ex Officio Members
Eric Schmidt
Kent Kresa
Ray Jayawardhana
David E. I. Pyott (ACR Chair)

Standing Attendees
Dexter A. Bailey, Jr.
Dave Gallagher
Lisa Haber
Bobby R. Inman
Charles E. Lane
Michael L. Ledford
Ken Y. Lee
Jennifer T. Lum
Julie A. Messersmith
Deborah K. Rodday
Maryann Shamoon
David A. Tirrell

Student Experience Committee

Sean Bailey, Chair
William M. Coughran, Jr., Vice Chair
Milton M. Chang
Robert T. Jenkins
Shirley M. Malcom
Richard N. Merkin
Prineha Narang

Ex Officio Members
Eric Schmidt
Kent Kresa
Ray Jayawardhana

Student Advisory Members
Aurelia Kuester (Undergraduate Student)
Robert (Otis) Otieno (Undergraduate Student)
Zachary Chase (Graduate Student)
Nimisha Ramprasad (Graduate Student)

Standing Attendees
Gordon Alemão
Dexter A. Bailey, Jr.
David C. Chan
Michelle Effros
Kevin M. Gilmartin
Joseph Defraine Greenwell
Jennifer A. Jahner
Ken Y. Lee
Jennifer T. Lum
Julie A. Messersmith
Deborah K. Rodday
David A. Tirrell

Technology Transfer and Innovation Committee

William T. Gross, Chair
Peggy Cherng, Vice Chair
France Córdova
David T. Dreier
Robert T. Jenkins
Shirley M. Malcom
Richard N. Merkin
Prineha Narang
Stewart A. Resnick
Charles R. Trimble
Gideon Yu

Ex Officio Members
Eric Schmidt
Kent Kresa
Ray Jayawardhana

Standing Attendees
Dexter A. Bailey, Jr.
Case Cortese
Frederic Farina
Jennifer M. Jackson
Walter G. Kortschak
Charles E. Lane
Ken Y. Lee
Jennifer T. Lum
Julie A. Messersmith
Deborah K. Rodday
David A. Tirrell