The purpose of the San Francisco State University College of Business (CoB) Advisory Board is to enable effective partnership between the business community and the College in order to ensure that:

1. Our curriculum and programming reflects the current and future needs of the business community so that our graduates become significant contributors
2. Our students are exposed in meaningful ways to businesses during their course of study in the appropriate balance of theory and practice
3. The CoB provides appropriate mentoring, internship opportunities and job placement opportunities for students
4. Our faculty remain current in their fields and have opportunities to contribute to the body of knowledge in these fields through meaningful research projects
5. The CoB contributes to the competitiveness, growth and overall success of the business community
6. The CoB develops funding sources to enable investment for expansion

 

The CoB Advisory Board is comprised of individuals with significant experience and expertise in a diverse set of business and professional disciplines representative of the San Francisco bay area, with a focus on the global nature of our business environment.

The Advisory Board meets formally two to three times per year. In the interim, members work with the CoB, singly or in groups, based on their individual skills and interests, to achieve the above goals.

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS: Richard Barbaria Gary Burke, Partner, Bristlecone Consultants Lawrence Chan, President/CEO, Park Lane Hotels Linda DeWitt, Director,Global Software Resources Al Dixon, Director, SF Small Business Development Center Keith W. Dierkx, General Manager, Global Catalyst Team, IBM Global Technology Services, IBM Corporation Peter A. J. Gardiner D. Peter Gleichenhaus John P. Grotts Stanley Herzstein Anthony Hodge, President, R. Anthony Hodge & Associates  Peter C. Horan, CEO of IAC Media & Advertising, IAC InterActiveCorp Mary Huss, Publisher, San Francisco Business Times Thomas Klitgaard, Senior Partner, Dillingham & Murphy, LLP Gilman Louie, Partner, Alsop Louie Partners, www.alsop-louie.com Manny Mashouf, President, Bebe Robert F. Ohrenschall Matt Pease, VP, Small and Midmarket Solutions, Microsoft Corporation Warren Pinckert II, President/CEO, Cholestech Corporation Jill Rodby, Vice President, Communications, Commonwealth Business Media Philip S. Schlein, Partner, U.S. Venture Partners Thomas Wu, President/CEO, United Commercial Bank