{{Short description, none The list of California Institute of Technology trustees includes notable trustees of the

California Institute of Technology The California Institute of Technology (branded as Caltech or CIT)The university itself only spells its short form as "Caltech"; the institution considers other spellings such a"Cal Tech" and "CalTech" incorrect. The institute is also occasional ...

. The current chair of the board of trustees is Dr. David Li Lee (PhD '74).

List of current trustees

The official board of trustees site listed the following trustees. (The list was dated November 8, 2006, and consulted March 12, 2007.)

(Regular) Trustees

* Ambassador Barbara M. Barrett * Brigitte M. Bren, Esq. * John E. Bryson — former U.S. Secretary of Commerce * Dr. Milton M. Chang — Managing Director, Incubic Venture Capital * John S. Chen - CEO, Blackberry, Inc. * Wenchi Chen - President and CEO, VLA Technologies, Inc. * Dr. Peggy T. Cherng - Co-chairman, Panda Restaurant Group * Robert B. Chess — Chairman, Nektar Therapeutics * David T. Dreier - Chairman, Annenberg-Dreier Commission * Lounette M. Dyer, Ph.D. - entrepreneur * Joshua S. Friedman - co-founder, Canyon Partners, LLC * William T. Gross — chairman and founder,

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* Dr. Narendra K. Gupta - co-founder, Nexus Venture Partners * Maria D. Hummer-Tuttle - President, Hummer Tuttle Foundation * Robert T. Jenkins * G. Bradford Jones - founding partner, Redpoint Ventures * Peter D. Kaufman - CEO, Glenair, Inc. * Louise Kirkbride — board member, State of

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Contractors State License Board * Walter G. Kortschak * Jon B. Kutler — Chairman and CEO, Admiralty Partners, Inc. * Dr. David Li Lee — Managing General Partner,

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, L.P. * Dr. York Liao — Managing Director, Winbridge Company Ltd. * Dr. Alexander Lidow — Chief Executive Officer,

International Rectifier International Rectifier was an American power management technology company manufacturing analog and mixed-signal ICs, advanced circuit devices, integrated power systems, and high-performance integrated components for computing. On 13 January 20 ...

Corporation * Dr. Ronald K. Linde — independent investor and chairman of the board, The

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* Andrew N. Liveris - Chairman and CEO,

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* Dr. Shirley M. Malcom — director of Education and Human Resources Programs, American Association for the Advancement of Science * Deborah D. McWhinney * Dr. Richard N. Merkin - founder, Heritage Provider Network *Kenneth G. Moore - trustee,

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* Dr. Philip M. Neches — consultant and entrepreneur * Dr. Patrick H. Nettles, Jr. — Executive Chairman,

Ciena Corporation Ciena Corporation is an American telecommunications networking equipment and software services supplier based in Hanover, Maryland. The company has been described by ''The Baltimore Sun'' as the "world's biggest player in optical connectivity." T ...

Peter Norton Peter Norton (born November 14, 1943) is an American programmer, software publisher, author, and philanthropist. He is best known for the computer programs and books that bear his name and portrait. Norton sold his software business to Syman ...

— president, Norton Family Office * Ronald L. Olson — senior partner,

Munger, Tolles & Olson Munger, Tolles, & Olson LLP (MTO) is a Californian law firm with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Charles Munger founded the firm in 1962 along with six other attorneys. Legal practice Munger, Tolles & Olson is know ...

* Stephen R. Onderdonk — President and CEO (retired), Econolite Control Products, Inc * Dr. Thomas F. Rosenbaum - President,

* Dr.

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— Franco Modigliani Professor of Finance and Economics,

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; chairman, Compensation Valuation, Inc. *

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— President,

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, Inc. * Donald W. Tang * Kevin M. Tawell * David W. Thompson - Chairman and CEO,

Orbital Sciences Corporation Orbital Sciences Corporation (commonly referred to as Orbital) was an American company specializing in the design, manufacture, and launch of small- and medium- class space and launch vehicle systems for commercial, military and other governmen ...

* Gayle E. Wilson — non-profit consultant * Dr. Richard A. Wolf

Senior Trustees

* Gordon M. Binder - Managing Director - Coastview Capital * Robert C. Bonner * Lynn A. Booth * Dr. William H. Davidow - founding partner, Mohr, Davidow Ventures * Dr. Thomas E. Everhart — President Emeritus,

* B. Kipling Hagopian * Frederick J. Hameetman - Chairman - Cal-American * Shirley M. Hufstedler — Senior of Counsel, Morrison & Foerster * Admiral Bobby R. Inman — Professor, Lyndon B. Johnson Centennial Chair in National Policy, LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin * Kent Kresa * Dr. Ronald K. Linde * A. Michael Lipper - CEO, Lipper Advisory Services * Ronald L. Olson * Stewart A. Resnick - President, Roll Global, LLC * Nelson C. Rising * Charles R. Trimble * Lewis W. Van Amerongen * Walter L. Weisman * Dr. Suzanne H. Woolsey

Life Trustees

* TGeorge L. Argyros *

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— Chairman Emeritus and Director, Bechtel Group, Inc. * Donald L. Bren — Chairman of the Board, The

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* Eli Broad * Dr. Harold Brown * Walter Burke * Dr.

Jewel Plummer Cobb Jewel Plummer Cobb (January 17, 1924 – January 1, 2017) was an American biologist, cancer researcher, professor, dean, and academic administrator. She contributed to the field of cancer research by studying the cure for melanoma. Cobb was an adv ...

— President Emerita,

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* Harry M. Conger — Chairman and chief executive officer, emeritus,

Homestake Mining Company Homestake Mining Company was one of the largest gold mining businesses in the United States and the owner of the Homestake Mine in Lead, South Dakota. Founded in 1877, it was acquired by Barrick Gold in December 2001. Homestake was the longest- ...

* Richard P. Cooley * Camilla Chandler Frost * Arthur L. Goldstein *Philip M. Hawley — President,

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* Dr. Gordon E. Moore * Sidney R. Petersen * Dr.

Simon Ramo Simon "Si" Ramo (May 7, 1913 – June 27, 2016) was an American engineer, businessman, and author. He led development of microwave and missile technology and is sometimes known as the father of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). He ...

— co-founder,

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* Arthur Rock — Principal, Arthur Rock and Company * Benjamin M. Rosen — Chairman Emeritus,

Compaq Computer Corporation Compaq Computer Corporation (sometimes abbreviated to CQ prior to a 2007 rebranding) was an American information technology company founded in 1982 that developed, sold, and supported computers and related products and services. Compaq produced ...

* Richard M. Rosenberg * Robert J. Schultz — Vice Chairman (retired),

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* Mary Scranton — non-profit consultant * Dennis Stanfill —

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* Dr.

Charles H. Townes Charles Hard Townes (July 28, 1915 – January 27, 2015) was an American physicist. Townes worked on the theory and application of the maser, for which he obtained the fundamental patent, and other work in quantum electronics associated wi ...

— professor in the Graduate School,

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, Department of Physics * Dr. Virginia V. Weldon

External links

Caltech Board of Trustees official site
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California Institute of Technology trustees {{Short description, none The list of California Institute of Technology trustees includes notable trustees of the California Institute of Technology. The current chair of the board of trustees is Dr. David L. Lee, David Li Lee (PhD '74). List of ...