About : Advisory Council
The purpose of the San Francisco State University College of Business (CoB) Advisory Council is to enable effective partnership between the business community and the College in order to ensure that:
- Our curriculum and programming reflects the current and future needs of the business community so that our graduates become significant contributors
- Our students are exposed in meaningful ways to businesses during their course of study in the appropriate balance of theory and practice
- The CoB provides appropriate mentoring, internship opportunities and job placement opportunities for students
- Our faculty remain current in their fields and have opportunities to contribute to the body of knowledge in these fields through meaningful research projects
- The CoB contributes to the competitiveness, growth and overall success of the business community
- The CoB develops funding sources to enable investment for expansion
The CoB Advisory Council 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 Council 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.
Current Council Members
- Sharon Collins, Fundraising Consultant, Former Assistant Dean, College of Business
- Linda DeWitt, Director, Global Software Resources
- Al Dixon, Director, SF Small Business Development Center
- Peter A. J. Gardiner
- John P. Grotts, Director of Business Development, Wells Fargo California Insurance Services
- Anthony Hodge, President, R. Anthony Hodge & Associates
- Peter C. Horan, Executive Chairman, Halogen Media Group
- Mary Huss, Publisher, San Francisco Business Times
- Eric L. Kelly, President / CEO, Overland Storage
- Thomas Klitgaard, Senior Partner, Dillingham & Murphy, LLP
- Gilman Louie, Partner, Alsop Louie Partners
- Barry Mainz, Chief Operating Officer, Wind River
- Robert F. Ohrenschall
- Tom Paton, Senior VP, California Bank & Trust
- Joel R. Redmon, Regional Director, Real Estate Investments, MetLife
- Phil Schlein, Venture Partner, US Venture Partners
- Larry A. Smilie, Managing Director, Banc of America Leasing, Bank of America
- Christopher T. Wagner, Director, Private Banking USA, Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC
- Song Woo, President / CEO, Lighthouse Management Group, Inc.




