Board of Directors - Margaret A. McKenna
Margaret A. McKenna has been President of the Wal-Mart Foundation, since September 4, 2007. Margaret oversees all aspects of the company's corporate giving strategy. The Wal-Mart Foundation is the largest corporate foundation in the world.
Prior to joining Wal-Mart Foundation, Margaret A. McKenna was the President of Lesley University, a position she held since 1985. President McKenna oversaw a budget of $100 million dollars and a student body of 13,000. The institution prepares women and men for professional careers in education, human services, management, and the arts. It has a national presence and reputation in education, particularly teacher education, and the growing field of technology in education. It is the largest provider of graduate education to classroom teachers in the U.S., and is the ninth-leading provider of master's degrees in the U.S.
Previous to her appointment at Lesley, Margaret McKenna served as Director of the Bunting Institute and Vice President at Radcliffe College, as White House Deputy Counsel to President Jimmy Carter, and as a Deputy Under Secretary in the U.S. Department of Education. Prior to her government service, Dr. McKenna served as Executive Director of the International Association of Human Rights Organizations and as a trial attorney with the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
President McKenna serves on the boards Dominion Resources, Inc., the Wal-Mart Foundation and is currently Chair of the Cisco Learning Institute Board. Additionally, she is a director on numerous non-profit boards - the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Datatel Scholars Foundation, The Princeton Review and the Contributions Committee of the Conference Board. Until January 2004, she was Board Chair for the Council of Independent Colleges. She also served on The American Council on Education's President's Task Force on Teacher Education and the Task Force on Education of the Center on American Progress. She is the recipient of six honorary degrees and of numerous awards, including the Lelia J. Robinson Award from the Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts and the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Pinnacle Award for Lifetime Achievement.
John P. Morgridge joined Cisco in 1988 as President and CEO, and grew the company from $5 million to more than $1 billion in sales and from 34 to more than 2,250 employees. In 1990 he took Cisco public, in 1995 was appointed Chairman, and in November 2006 became Chairman Emeritus. During his tenure, Cisco has become the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, with approximately $30 billion in annual revenues and some 54,500 employees in 77 countries.
Morgridge helped set the culture of Cisco; one of innovation, empowerment, frugality, and giving back. As Chairman Emeritus, he continues to champion a range of education and corporate citizenship initiatives, and he is a guiding force behind the company's long-term commitment to focusing on basic human needs, responsible citizenship, and access to education.
Morgridge speaks frequently to audiences worldwide about philanthropy, strategic management and principled leadership, entrepreneurialism, and how education and technology can fuel economic development in developing nations. He teaches management at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business and serves on its School of Business Advisory Council. In 1996, he received Stanford's Arbuckle Award for excellence in management leadership.
Prior to Cisco, Morgridge was president and COO of GRiD Systems, and before that he held senior positions with Stratus Computer and Honeywell Information Systems.
Morgridge and his wife Tashia actively support a range of education, conservation, and human services initiatives. He is Chair of The Nature Conservancy and serves on the boards of Business Executives for National Security, CARE, the Cisco Foundation, the Cisco Learning Institute, Morgridge Institute for Research, Stanford Hospitals and Clinics, TOSA Foundation, and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF).
Morgridge holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin and a master's degree in business administration from Stanford University.
Dr. Dennis M. Bartels, a nationally known science education and policy expert, became Executive Director of the Exploratorium effective May 1, 2006. He has joined the Exploratorium at a time when concerns about America's competitive edge in the fields of science and math are at the forefront of the national agenda.
Bartels holds a Ph.D. in Education Administration and Policy Analysis from Stanford University. His work has received over $28 million in grants from the National Science Foundation and other sources. Dr. Bartels' recent high-profile activities in the field of science education and policy include his appointment by National Science Foundation to serve on the NSF Education and Human Resources Directorate Advisory Committee, and testimony before the National Science Board on the future of science, technology, engineering, and math education in the US. He was a delegate and speaker at the international Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)'s Global Science Forum in Amsterdam, on Declining Student Interest in Science and Technology; the Asia Pacific Network of Science and Technology Centers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; as well as the Fourth Science Centre World Congress in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He has testified before committees of both the United States Senate and House of Representatives, most recently before the full House Science Committee in the role of the National Science Foundation in K-12 science and math education. He has also been an invited guest and speaker on science and mathematics education in England, France, Japan and China.
From 2001-2006, Bartels was president of TERC, a nationally known education research and development center known for its innovative curricula, products and tools for teachers and students in K-12 classrooms. While at TERC, he led the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based organization's efforts to expand its endeavors in online learning, informal science education, and after-school programming.
For five years prior to his tenure at TERC, Bartels was the Director of the Exploratorium's own Center for Learning and Teaching, where he directed educational programming and was responsible for the establishment of Exhibit-Based Teaching Partnerships programs in science centers around the world, including Beijing, China. He directed a statewide education reform initiative at the South Carolina Department of Education, funded by the National Science Foundation, and worked with the University of California on school improvement efforts and other collaborative programs with the California State University and California Department of Education.
Dr. Bartels has been awarded the distinction of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow. Dr. Bartels was elected an AAAS Fellow (on Education) for his energetic leadership in systemic science education reform, informal science education, and research and development of innovative mathematics, science, and technology curricula
Scott A. Brown, Vice President for Cisco's Worldwide Sales Enablement organization, is responsible for delivering world-class sales and educational services that enhance the sales force's ability to inspire customers and drive revenue. In this role, Brown drives Sales Onboarding programs that help Sales New Hires build their foundation during their first six months at Cisco; Education and Development programs that strengthen the Field's selling skills; as well as Briefing, Demonstration, Loan, Proposal and Lab programs, all of which assist the Field in closing the deal.
Brown joined Cisco in 1996 as a Regional Manager and has progressively taken on positions of increasing responsibility. After two years he was promoted to Operations Director within the Cisco Worldwide Sales Organization leading sales teams across twelve Midwestern states. He had management responsibility for sales, systems engineering, consulting, customer service, administrative and regional management staff as well as managing partner relationships and marketing activities.
Prior to joining Cisco, Brown held a number of management positions in the ERP software marketplace and has an extensive knowledge of application software and e-commerce initiatives.
In addition, Brown has taught e-business strategy in the MBA program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Enterprise Technology Strategy for General Managers in the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
Brown holds a bachelor's degree in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and an MBA from Loyola University-Chicago. He resides in Raleigh, North Carolina with his wife Sara and their four children.
Professor Gibbons received a BS degree at Northwestern University in 1953 and a PhD from Stanford in 1956. He joined the Stanford faculty in 1957, was appointed professor of electrical engineering in 1964, and dean of the School of Engineering in 1984. In 1983 he was named Reid Weaver Dennis Professor of Electrical Engineering, and in 1984 the Frederick Emmons Terman Dean of the School of Engineering. He served as Dean from September 1984 to June 1996.
[His principal research interests are in the fields of semiconductor device analysis, process physics and technology and solar energy. He is the author of four textbooks in semiconductor electronics, four research monographs in the fields of ion implantation and beam processing of semiconductors and over 250 papers. He received the IEEE Jack A. Morton Award (1980), the Texas Instruments Founder's Prize (1982), the Semiconductor Industry Association's University Research Award (1996), and the American Electronics Association Medal of Achievement (1996) for his pioneering research in the use of ion implantation and rapid thermal processing techniques for solid-state physics and technology.]
In 1972, he invented the Tutored Video Instruction process, which he and his colleagues at Stanford and Hewlett-Packard developed into a highly regarded model for video-based distance learning, first used for the in-plant education of engineers in industry. He was awarded the IEEE Medal of Education (1981) for this work and for his semiconductor texts. Upon leaving the dean's office in 1996, Gibbons founded SERA Learning Technologies, a company devoted to using tutored video instruction for the education of at risk and underserved youth.
As dean, he created several important interschool programs with the School of Humanities and Sciences, the Graduate School of Business and the School of Medicine. In 1986, he brought the computer science department into the School of Engineering and initiated the thorough integration of that discipline into the departments and research centers of the School, an activity that has been continued and amplified by his successors. He also engaged venture capitalists in helping to build the school's endowment, through the Engineering Venture Fund, and to create new educational opportunities for students through the Technology Ventures Program.
[Starting in 1985, he worked with the President and a group of senior colleagues in the university administration to create a plan for the Science and Engineering Quad, and he contributed to its implementation by raising naming gifts and supporting funds for several buildings in the SEQ.] Within the school, he worked with the department chairs to put in place new standards for tenure that included high quality in both teaching and research, leading to a new plateau in the national ranking of the school. Upon his retirement from the office of dean, the University named a grove of trees outside the Thornton Center for him. A marker in that grove carries the inscription: "His enormous contributions as teacher, scholar, entrepreneur and dean have changed forever the physical and intellectual landscape of Stanford and the School of Engineering. His visionary leadership has set us on a course of unparalleled excellence and ensured the preeminence of our endeavors for generations to come".
Professor Gibbons is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Lifetime Fellow of the IEEE. He was named an Outstanding Alumnus of Northwestern University in 1987 and was awarded the IEEE Millennium Medal in 2001.
David Holland serves as Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Cisco. In this role, he is responsible for:
Treasury: Manage all funding, risk, and capital market activities related to the firm's $50 billion balance sheet.
Tax: Oversee global customs, tax planning, and compliance in the United States and all foreign jurisdictions where Cisco operates.
Real Estate & Facilities Management: Manage a real estate portfolio with over 400 locations in 80 countries. Procure and provide all site services and amenities.
Risk Management: Enterprise risk assessment and management, including insurance and other risk mitigation programs. Manage physical safety and security, emergency response, and corporate crisis management programs worldwide.
In addition to his functional duties, Holland is involved in many cross-functional committees and Cisco Councils. He is the Executive Sponsor and a Board Member for the Sports and Entertainment Practice, a Cisco group whose aim it is to transform fan experiences in stadiums around the world through Cisco network technology. He also serves on the Leadership Development Council and is the Finance Lead for Cisco's Enterprise Business Council. He also serves on the Disclosure Committee, the Cisco Diversity Council, and the Green Board.
Holland serves on a variety of external boards, including the Cisco Learning Institute, a public charity promoting online learning models for K-12 education.
Holland joined Cisco in 1998. Before joining Cisco, he worked for Paribas Capital Markets, heading a group that advised and transacted with multinational corporations, central banks, and hedge funds. Prior to that, he worked for Apple Computer, Inc., where during a 10-year tenure he served in manufacturing finance, corporate finance, and treasury divisions.
Holland is a graduate of Brigham Young University and holds a master's in business administration from San Jose State University.
Marshall "Mike" S. Smith has been the Program Director for the Education Program at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation in Menlo Park, California, since 2001.
Prior to that, he was acting deputy secretary and undersecretary for education in the Clinton administration. During the Carter administration, he was chief of staff to the secretary for education and assistant commissioner for policy studies in the Office of Education. While not in government, he was at different times an Associate Professor at Harvard, and a professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison and at Stanford. At Stanford, he was also the Dean of the School of Education.
He has authored a large number of publications on topics varying from computer content analysis to early childhood education to effective schools and standards-based reform. He is a member of the National Academy of Education.
Publications by Mike Smith posted on the Hewlett Foundation website:
Education Technology and California Community Colleges
Creating a Foundation for Open Knowledge: Technology Assessment of Web-Based Learning
