Overview
Since 1958, the Stanford Law School Board of Visitors has played an important role in helping the dean of the law school respond to particular challenges facing legal education. Members of the board are appointed by the dean and are selected for their distinction as leaders in law, business, and service to the public, and demonstrated commitment to the school. They meet as a group once each year to discuss a wide range of issues including the legal profession, legal education, short-term and long-term plans for Stanford Law School, and ongoing concerns in areas related to student admissions and careers, curricular initiatives, faculty research, alumni and constituent involvement, and resource needs. The board's input is critical to maintaining the school's strong tradition of academic excellence.
Member Responsibilities
To attend and actively participate in the annual meeting of the board of visitors, and to join other members of the board in hosting a dinner for students. To represent the school actively, visibly, and consistently by providing thoughtful counsel to the dean, faculty, and administrators to ensure the school's continued growth and development. To act as ambassadors and advocates of the school with its graduates and friends. To strengthen and develop graduates' and friends' ties to the law school through local and regional law society activities, the reunion program and other involvement opportunities. To provide and inspire financial support to the law school to the best of one's ability and in a way that will set an example and benchmark for other alumni and friends.
Board Members 2006
[ Member Profiles ]
Chair
David J. Hayes '78Global chair of the Environment, Land and Resources Department
Latham & Watkins LLP
Members
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZAlexander D. Alben '84 (BA '80)
Alben Business Ventures
Fred W. Alvarez '75 (BA '72)
Partner and chair of Employment Litigation Practice
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Tyler A. Baker III '75
Partner
Fenwick & West LLP
William M. Barnum JD/MBA '80 (BA '76)
General partner
Brentwood Associates
John W. Bartman '67
Managing partner
Bartman Brothers
William Bates III '74
Partner
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Debra S. Belaga '78
Partner
O'Melveny & Myers
Peter D. Bewley '71*
Willie C. Bogan '76
Senior Corporate Counsel
Safeway Inc.
Orlando Bravo JD/MBA '98
Partner
Thoma Cressey Equity Partners
John P. Broadhurst '78*
Partner
Shartsis, Friese & Ginsburg LLP
Robert E. Burwell '94 (BA '91)
Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP
Robert Caplan '60 (BA '57)
President
Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek
Debra L. Cauble '78
District counsel
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Mark D. Chandler '81*
Vice president of legal services, general counsel and secretary
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Mary B. Cranston '75 (BA '70)
Chair & CEO
Pillsbury Winthrop LLP
Charles W. Crockett '92
Partner
Ascend Venture Group LLC
Allison Marston Danner '97
Assistant professor of law
Vanderbilt University School of Law
Thomas C. DeFilipps '81 (BA/BS '78)*
Partner
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Kenneth J. Diamond '86
Member
Winterbauer & Diamond P.L.L.C.
David C. Drummond '89
Vice president of corporate development and general counsel
Google, Inc.
Kristen D. Finney '96 (BA '92)
Senior Counsel
20th Century Fox Studios
Ivan K. Fong '87*
Executive Vice President & CLO
Cardinal Health Inc.
Louis P. Friedman '86 (BA '83)*
Vice chairman, Investment Banking and Global Head, Mergers & Acquisitions
Bear Stearns & Company, Inc.
Craig Garner '92
Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP
Paul M. Ginsburg '68 (BA '65)
Gregg Gittler '73 (BA '70)
Managing Partner
Gittler & Bradford
Linda S. Grais '93
Founder
Structural GenomiX, Inc.
Marcia J. Hansen '80
Russell C. Hansen JD/MBA '79
Partner
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Gail Block Harris '77 (BA '74)*
Of counsel and retired partner
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
C. Stephen Heard '64
Partner
Venable LLP
Nathan J. Hochman '88
Attorney
Hochman Salkin Rettig Toscher & Perez PC
Ellis J. Horvitz '51 (BA '49)
Senior partner
Horvitz & Levy, LLP
Terrence O. Hughes '84
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Indy Mac Bank
John I. Huhs JD/MBA '70
Senior partner and chairman, International Practice
LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, LLP
Janet Hurley '87
Diane C. Hutnyan '97 (MBA '95)
Partner
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges
Michael R. Jacobson '80*
Senior vice president for legal affairs, general counsel and secretary
eBay, Inc.
Reuben Jeffery III JD/MBA '81
Chairman
Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Diane M. Johnsen '82
Member
Osborn Maledon, P.A.
E. Eric Johnson '51 (BA '48)
Chairman emeritus
TBG Financial
Joan Hood Jones '80
Michael A. Kahn '73 (MA '73)*
Partner
Folger Levin & Kahn, LLP
Alvin Katz '77
Partner
Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw LLP
Lawrence W. Keeshan JD/MBA '70
Global general counsel
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Gregory D. Kennedy '92 (BA '88)
Managing Director
Credit Suisse Group
Julie Matlof Kennedy '91 (BA '87)
Firmwide litigation training manager
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Kelly M. Klaus '92
Partner
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Stuart L. Klein JD/MBA '83
Portfolio Manager
Stuart L. Klein Investments
Andrew S. Komaroff '93
Managing director
Lehman Brothers Inc.
Charles E. Koob '69
Partner and co-head, Litigation Department
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Hon. Carol C. Lam '85
United States Attorney
Southern District of California
Peter W. Landreth '04 (BA '98)
Associate
Holland & Knight
John P. Levin '73 (MA '70)*
Cofounder, chairman, and managing partner
Folger Levin & Kahn LLP
Carol Sutton Lewis '83
President
Kennedy Sutton
Nina (Nicki) Locker '83
Partner
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Louis M. Lupin '85*
General counsel and senior vice president
Qualcomm Inc.
Richard Magnuson JD/MBA '82 (BA '78)
Menasche M. Nass '82
Senior partner
De Castro, West, Chodorow, Glickfeld & Nass
Stephen C. Neal '73*
Chairman and chief executive officer
Cooley Godward LLP
William H. Neukom '67*
Chair of the firm and partner
Business Practice Group, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP
Barry A. Newman JD/MBA '83
Risë B. Norman '88
Partner, Corporate Department
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Mark Oldman '98 (BA '92, MA '93)
Co-Founder and President
Vault.com
Christopher C. Paci '88
Partner
King & Spalding
Jeffrey R. Pendergraft '72 (BA '70)
Chairman
Wind Rose Group
Marc David Peters '00
Associate
Pooley & Oliver LLP
Sara L. Peterson '87*
Principal counsel and manager of Insured Litigation
Bechtel Corporation
Karen Jensen Petrulakis '93
Partner
Folger Levin & Kahn LLP
John E. Place '85*
Russell B. Pyne JD/MBA '80*
Managing partner
Atrium Capital
Donald John Querio '72 (BA '69)
Shareholder
Severson & Werson
William K. Rawson '80
Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP
Stephan M. Ray '79
Shareholder
Stutman, Treister & Glatt PC
Geoffrey S. Rehnert '84*
Founder and co-chief executive officer
Audax Group
Miriam Rivera JD/MBA '95 (BA '86, MA '89)
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
Google Inc.
Sally A. Rocker '87
Principal
J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC
Eric A. Rothfeld '77
Chairman
REI Capital, LLC
Thomas A. Russo JD '83 (MBA '84)*
Partner
Gardner Russo & Gardner
Juan A. Sabater '90
Managing director
Goldman Sachs & Co.
John J. Sabl '76 (BA '73)*
Partner, Corporate and Securities Practice Group
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP
Sally A. Schreiber '76
Jonathan Schwartz '86
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Cablevision Systems Corporation
Michael E. Sears JD/MBA '88*
Chief Strategy Officer
Nav3D Corporation
Marsha E. Simms '77
Partner, Corporate Department
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Hon. Christina A. Snyder '72
U.S. District Judge
United States District Court for the Central District of California
Peter Staple '81 (BA '74)
Chief executive officer
BioSeek, Inc.
Laurence J. Stein '85
Partner and global chair of the tax department
Latham & Watkins LLP
Michael H. Steinberg '86
Partner, Litigation Group
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Karen L. Stevenson '98
Associate
Hennigan Bennett & Dorman
Irving Sulmeyer '51
Of counsel
SulmeyerKupetz
Douglas A. Tanner JD/MBA '78 (BA '74)
Chairman, Global Securities Group
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Peter A. Thiel '92 (BS/BA '89)
President
Clarium Capital Management, LLC
Bruce A. Toth '80 (MBA '78)
Partner
Winston & Strawn LLP
Victor A. Vilaplana '73
Member
Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek
Vaughn C. Williams '69
Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Peter L. Winik '80 (BA '77)*
Deputy managing partner
Latham & Watkins LLP
* Board of Visitors Executive Committee member
Board Members 2007
[ Member Profiles ]
Chair
David J. Hayes '78Global chair of the Environment, Land and Resources Department
Latham & Watkins LLP
Members
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZSusan C. Adamson '82
Attorney and President
Susan C. Adamson, Esq., a Prof. Corp.
Alexander D. Alben '84 (BA '80)
Alben Business Ventures
Fred W. Alvarez '75 (BA '72)
Partner and chair of Employment Litigation Practice
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Debra S. Belaga '78
Partner
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Lee Bendekgey '82
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Nuvelo, Inc.
Peter D. Bewley '71
Orlando Bravo JD/MBA '98
Managing Partner
Thoma Cressey Bravo
Steven P. Buffone '84
Partner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
John W. Buoymaster '77
Managing Director
Offit Hall Capital Management LLC
Robert E. Burwell '94 (BA '91)
Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP
Michael C. Camuñez '98
Partner
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Marilyn M. Carlsmith '64
Retired Judge
State of Hawai'i
Peter Courture '79
Chief Strategic Officer
United Microelectronics Corporation
Charles W. Crockett '92
Partner
Ascend Venture Group
Kenneth J. Diamond '86
Member
Winterbauer & Diamond P.L.L.C.
Michael Q. Eagan '74
Principal
Law Offices of Michael Q. Eagan
Shannon M. Eagan '00
Associate
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
Ryanne L. Easley '04
Associate
Winston & Strawn LLP
Michelle A. Facktor '82
Managing Director
Renaissance Capital Group, Inc.
Robert M. Finkel '87
Partner
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Craig M. Garner '92
Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP
Michael V. Gisser '82
M&A Partner/Co-Practice Leader, Asia-Pacific
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Gregg Gittler '73 (BA '70)
Managing Partner
Gittler & Bradford
Paul J. Haigney '86
Managing Director, Head of Global Technology Group
Lazard Fréres & Co. LLC
Marcia Hansen '80
Legal Counsel
Westrec Marinas
Russell C. Hansen JD/MBA '79
Partner, Partner in Charge of Palo Alto Office, Member of Executive Committee
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
C. Stephen Heard '64
Partner
Venable LLP
Nathan J. Hochman '88
Principal
Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez, PC
L. Tyrone Holt '74
Managing Principal
The Holt Group LLC
Janet Hurley '87
Managing Director, Global Head Synthetic Equity Trading
Lehman Brothers
Diane C. Hutnyan JD/MBA '97
Partner
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP
John Ingrassia '85
President
Commerical Music Group
Reuben Jeffery III JD/MBA '81
Chairman
Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Sean A. Johnston '89
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Genentech, Inc.
Marc E. Jones '82
Chairman
Aeris Communications, Inc.
Alvin Katz '77
Partner
Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw
Lawrence W. Keeshan JD/MBA '71
Shareholder
Heller Ehrman LLP
Gregory D. Kennedy '92 (BA '88)
Managing Director, Investment Banking Division
Credit Suisse
Julie Matlof Kennedy '91 (BA '87)
Of Counsel for Litigation Training
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Kelly M. Klaus '92
Partner
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Stuart L. Klein JD/MBA '83
Stuart L. Klein Investments
Andrew S. Komaroff '93
Managing Director and Co-Chief Administration Officer, Investment Management Division
Lehman Brothers Inc
Alison L. Kutler '99
Partner
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
Peter W. Landreth '04 (BA '98)
Associate
Holland & Knight LLP
Carol Sutton Lewis '83
President
Kennedy Sutton
Richard Magnuson JD/MBA '82 (BA '78)
Private Investor/Self-Employed
Catherine M. Manley '01
Associate. Allen & Overy LLP - 1 year assignment through December 2007
Associate, Fenwick & West LLP
Michael D. Miller '75
President/CEO, Cordary, Inc.
Manager, Yonezawa Miller Company, LLC
R. Bruce Mosbacher '79 (BA '75)
Managing Director, JMP Asset Management
General Partner, Saw Island Partners
Stacia A. Neeley '04
Associate
Klee Tuchin Bogdanoff & Stern, LLP
Risë B. Norman '88
Partner, Corporate Department
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Carrie K.S. Okinaga '92
Corporation Counsel
Department of the Corporation Counsel, City and County of Honolulu
Mark S. Oldman '98 (MA '92, BA '91)
Co-founder, co-president, and director
Vault, Inc.
Christopher C. Paci '88
Partner, Corporate Group
King & Spalding LLP
Jeffrey R. Pendergraft '72 (BA '70)
Chairman & CEO, HNNG Development
Chairman, Wind Rose Group
Marc David Peters '00
Of Counsel
Pooley & Oliver LLP
Sara L. Peterson '87
Principal Counsel and Manager of Insured Claims and Litigation
Bechtel Corporation
Karen Jensen Petrulakis '93
Partner
Folger Levin & Kahn LLP
John E. Place '85
Donald John Querio '72 (BA '69)
Member
Severson & Werson
William K. Rawson '80
Partner, Latham & Watkins, LLP
Chair of Environment, Land & Resources Department (Washington, D.C.)
Stephan M. Ray '79
Shareholder, Stutman, Treister & Glatt PC
Lecturer, University of Southern California Law School
John L. Reynen '89
Reynen & Bardis Communities, Inc.
Miriam Rivera '95 (MBA '94, MA '89, BA '86)
Sally A. Rocker '87
Managing Director
J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC
Thomas C. Rubin '88
Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
Microsoft Corporation
Carl A. Ruggiero '82
Member
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Thomas A. Russo JD/MBA '84
Partner
Gardner Russo & Gardner
Juan A. Sabater '90
Principal
Augeo Affinity Marketing
John J. Sabl '76 (BA '73)
Partner, Corporate and Securities Practice Group
Sidley Austin LLP
Jonathan D. Schwartz '86
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
Cablevision Systems Corporation
Marsha E. Simms '77
Partner, Corporate Department
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Hon. Christina A. Snyder '72
U.S. District Judge
The United States District Court for the Central District of California
Ann Southworth '85 (BA '82)
Professor of Law
Case Western Reserve University
Laurence J. Stein '85
Partner and global chair of the tax department
Latham & Watkins LLP
Michael H. Steinberg '86
Partner, Litigation Group
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
David M. Stern '75
Partner
Klee Tuchin Bogdanoff & Stern LLP
Douglas A. Tanner JD/MBA '78 (BA '74)
Head of Global Securities Group
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Bruce A. Toth '80 (MBA '78)
Partner
Winston & Strawn LLP
Michael B. Waitzkin '74
Partner
FoxKiser
Vaughn C. Williams '69
Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
2007 Meeting Recordings
The following audio streams were recorded at the Board of Visitors meeting, held on April 26, 2007. These streams are password protected. If you have any questions, please contact Sheri Trifilo at 650 723.8434, or by email strifilo@law.stanford.edu.
Audio
Transcripts
2008 Meeting Recordings
The following audio and video streams were recorded at the Board of Visitors meeting, held on April 18, 2008. These streams are password protected. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Kim Balsama at (650) 723-8434, or by email at kbalsama@law.stanford.edu.