We deeply appreciate the support and insight we receive from our Advisory Council and Senior Advisors. These dedicated individuals serve as a critical force for the Center for Equity, Gender, and Leadership advising on various aspects of the Center’s strategies and operations, as well as serving on various working groups that support the Center’s content.
Express interest in joining our Advisory Council by contacting egal@berkeley.edu.

Larissa Roesch
Chair of the EGAL Advisory Council; Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Dodge & Cox; MBA '97

Camille Asaro
Audit Partner, KPMG

Karin Bauer
Program Manager, Berkeley Blockchain Initiative, Berkeley Haas; MBA '94

Jamie Breen
Assistant Dean, MBA Programs for Working Professionals, Berkeley Haas

Donna Wills Colson
Mayor of Burlingame; EWMBA ’94

Abby Davisson
Head of Gap Foundation

Carla DeSantis
Advisory Partner, PwC

Melissa Dickerson
Chief Financial Officer & Managing Director of Operations, Genstar Capital

Stephanie DiMarco
Co-Founder, Advent Software; BS ’79

Kathy Downing
Managing Director, Golden Seeds; MBA ’86

Susan Goss Brown
Former President, Gap Foundation

InaMarie Johnson
Chief People & Diversity Officer, Zendesk

Holly Liu
Co-Founder, Kabam

Swati Mylavarapu
Managing Partner, Incite.org

Kathryn O’Connor
Former Senior Vice President, AllianceBernstein LP; BS ’98

David Porter
Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, Berkeley Haas

Neela Rajendra
Executive Director and Co-Founder, Science of Diversity & Inclusion Initiative (SODI)

Heidi Khashabi Ridley
SENIOR ADVISOR AND FORMER CEO, ROSENBERG EQUITIES; BS ‘90

Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz
President and Board Chair, Charles Schwab Foundation; SVP, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.; Chairman of the Board, Schwab Charitable; BS ‘82

Allan Spivack
Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer, RGI; MBA ’79

Owatha “Tootie” Tatum
Founder and CEO, Blackhawk Genomics; EMBA ’15

Jennifer Walske
Assistant Professor (Adjunct) at UCLA Anderson & Faculty Director of Impact@Anderson

Hannah Wolf
Digital Operations, Ubisoft
Senior Advisors

Elena Gomez
Chief Financial Officer, Zendesk
