Robert C. Davidson Jr. is the retired chairman and CEO of Surface Protection Industries, Inc.; the president of R. Davidson and Associates, LLC; and Chairman of the Board for Art Center College of Design.

Davidson formed Surface Protection Industries, Inc. (SPI) in 1978. Under his leadership, SPI has become one of the largest African American-owned manufacturing companies in California, ranking in the top 100 on the Black Enterprise list of America’s top black-owned industrial/service companies.

Davidson has a strong entrepreneurial résumé. In the early 1970s, he headed his management consulting firm and, prior to that served as CEO of Avant Garde Enterprises, a Los Angeles-based entertainment holding company.

In Boston, Davidson co-founded and served as vice president of the Urban National Corporation, a private venture capital company that was established to increase mainstream industry’s investment in minority-controlled businesses. The organization raised $10 million in capital from many Fortune 500 companies.

The entrepreneurial spirit of Davidson’s career path is reflected in his commitment to community involvement. Davidson currently sits on the board of directors for the following organizations: Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia (vice chairman); Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (NYSE); Broadway Federal Bank (NASDAQ); Fulcrum Venture Capital Corporation; Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (chairman of the audit committee); the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Advisory Council; and the SCAWMD Brain Tumor and Air Pollution Foundation (vice chairman).

Morehouse College honored Davidson, one of its most distinguished alumni, by naming its executive center Davidson House in 1998. Davidson was the 1997 recipient of the Ronald H. Brown Award, and the 1990 recipient of the Raoul Wallenberg Save the Children Award from the Shaare Zedek Medical Center Jerusalem. He has been named Black Businessman of the Year by the Los Angeles Chapter of the Black MBA Association, and Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year by the National Association of Investment Companies.

Davidson earned his Bachelor of Arts from Morehouse College, and his MBA from the University of Chicago. He also is a recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Laws degree from Morehouse College. He and his wife, Faye, are parents of three sons, one of whom is an Art Center M.F.A. candidate. The Davidsons are avid art collectors, and Faye is a member of the Pasadena Art Alliance. Davidson joined Art Center’s Board of Trustees in 2004, and was elected Chairman of the Board in February 2010.

President and CEO, Autodesk, Inc.

Carl Bass is President and CEO of Autodesk, Inc. Autodesk is the leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software.

Formerly Bass was Autodesk’s Chief Operating Officer, responsible for worldwide sales, marketing, and product development. Earlier roles included CTO and EVP of product development.

Bass co-founded Ithaca Software, the developers of HOOPS, which was acquired by Autodesk in 1993.

Bass holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Cornell University. He serves on the Autodesk Board of Directors and is a member of the Executive Advisory Board of Cornell Computing and Information Science. Bass joined the Art Center Board of Trustees in 2011.

President, Boyd Communications

After graduating from Art Center with a major in Transportation Design, Douglas C. Boyd went to work at Ford Motor Company’s Lincoln Mercury studio. He was part of the five-man team that created the exterior and interior designs for the nameplate’s full product line.

During the Vietnam War, Boyd enlisted in the Air Force as an illustrator, finishing his tour in the reserves with an honorable discharge. Several of his aircraft paintings completed while in the service have been displayed at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington.

Back in Los Angeles, Boyd began freelancing, and then created a studio focused on the real estate, petroleum, technology and automobile industries. As the business grew, the studio expanded into a full service design, advertising and online agency for music, television, gaming and film. Clients have included Apple, CBS, Warner Bros, Paramount, Fox, Universal, Harrah’s, Nissan and Honda.

For over 30 years the agency has adapted to the changing marketplace and developed expertise in marketing, research and integrated strategies for health insurance, medical devices and hospitals.

Clients have included Kaiser Permanente, Baxter, CIGNA Healthplan, Health Net, Anthem Blue Cross, WellPoint, Children’s Hospital of Central California, Allergan, Edwards, CryoLife, Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital, Motion Picture and Television Fund and Torrance Memorial Hospital. Boyd says that “being perpetually curious” has driven him to learn new approaches in business and remain passionate about how creative thinking can produce successful results for people and companies.

He has been involved for many years with Art Center alumni groups and joined the Board of Trustees in 2010. Boyd is active in supporting a number of organizations involved with finding cures for diabetes. He is married, has a daughter and a Jack Russell Terrier named Daisy.

President and CEO, Art Center College of Design

Dr. Lorne M. Buchman began his tenure as President of Art Center College of Design in October 2009.

Prior to coming to Art Center, he served as president of Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center in San Francisco, where he led the institution in a plan to transform from a graduate school to a multidisciplinary university.

Buchman previously served as provost, then president, of California College of Arts and Crafts, now known as the California College of the Arts (CCA). There he spearheaded the 1994 strategic plan that led to the creation of its renowned San Francisco campus, and he was instrumental in the success of the capital campaign that made the new facility possible. At CCA, he also oversaw significant enrollment growth, launched a major public programs initiative, engaged in bold community service initiatives, and diversified the faculty.

A trained theater director and scholar, Buchman has held a number of faculty and administrative positions at the University of California, Berkeley. He has also authored a book on filmic adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays.

Buchman serves as principal and founder of Buchman Associates, a private consulting firm established in 2000 whose focus is identifying philanthropic and private investment sources to develop facilities for nonprofit organizations. A principal project of Buchman Associates included his work as executive director of the highly acclaimed Ed Roberts Campus in Berkeley, an international center dedicated to disability rights and universal access that will be a home for people with disabilities to live independently and without discrimination.

In addition to his work in higher education, Buchman is actively involved in community service. He has served on the board of over a dozen organizations including Haifa University, Youth Enrichment Strategies, San Francisco Art Institute, Redwood Day School, The San Francisco Jewish Museum and the Berkeley Shakespeare Festival.

Buchman earned his Ph.D. from Stanford University and a B.A. from the University of Toronto. He is married to Rochelle Shapell, an attorney and professor of law. They have four children.

Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, The Walt Disney Company

Wes Coleman joined The Walt Disney Company in 2006 as executive vice president and chief human resources officer. In this capacity, Mr. Coleman was responsible for compensation and benefits, organizational and cultural development, employee education and development, global staffing, employee relations, diversity, and managing employee communications for the Company’s more than 125,000 employees worldwide. His areas of oversight spanned all of Disney’s diverse global business segments, including studio entertainment, media networks, parks and resorts, consumer products and corporate administration, with the heads of human resources in each business unit reporting to both Mr. Coleman and the division leader.

Before joining Disney, Mr. Coleman served as the vice president of global human resources at Nike, Inc., a position he had held since joining the company in 2002. He was responsible for the strategic planning and execution of all human resources functions on a global basis for Nike’s nearly 28,000 employees, including recruitment and staffing, compensation and benefits, training and development, executive succession planning, diversity, and employee relations. Mr. Coleman also overhauled the company’s performance management system, implemented a number of world/life balance initiatives, and created Nike’s Office of Global Diversity.

Prior to his tenure at Nike, Mr. Coleman spent 20 years at SC Johnson, joining the company in 1981 as manager of compensation and benefits with a focus on the design and implementation of executive compensation programs. He quickly rose through the ranks, working across a variety of human resources functions such as international human resource services and manufacturing. As SC Johnson further expanded its international operations, in 1989, Mr. Coleman was transferred to London as regional human resources director, where he assumed responsibility for the Southern Europe, Africa and Middle East territories, as well as manufacturing plants in Holland.

Beginning in 1993, Mr. Coleman was given a two-year special assignment as assistant to president & CEO William George, focusing on organizational development, special projects, integrating Drackett into the organization following its acquisition, and leading the task force for SC Johnson’s nascent mentoring program. In 1995, he was elevated to director of human resources for North America, and one year later was promoted to vice president. Mr. Coleman’s expertise in human resources policy, strategic initiatives, management development, and executive recruitment led the company to again utilize his talents overseas as the head of all human resources activities for the Asia/Pacific region. In this role, he was responsible for supporting the company’s expansion into emerging markets such as China and Vietnam, increasing market share in established markets such as Japan, and identifying and fostering local talent throughout the region.

Through the years, Mr. Coleman has remained actively involved in a wide range of philanthropic activities centered largely on youth and education. He is currently on the Board of Trustees at Hampton University while also serving on the board of the Los Angeles Urban League and assisting the Jackie Robinson Foundation. Before moving to California, he was a board member of INROADS Oregon, SMART, and S.E.I., all of which offer rich educational opportunities to underprivileged and minority youth through academic programs that range from athletics and summer internships to third grade reading programs and fundraisers. He has also been involved with the United Negro College Fund and the Milwaukee Art Museum and his extensive involvement in volunteer programs earned him the prestigious H. F. Johnson Community Service Award.

A native of Halifax, Virginia, Mr. Coleman earned a B.S. degree in business management from Hampton University and holds a M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh.

Chief Executive Officer, Covington Capital Management

Jeff Glassman is Chief Executive Officer at Covington Capital Management and has practiced law for over 30 years, specializing in estate planning, probate and trust administration. Most recently, Glassman served as Managing Director of Bingham Legg Advisers LLC, a joint venture created by the law firm Bingham McCutchen and investment manager Legg Mason. Prior to that, he was a principal at the law firm of Riordan & McKinzie for 18 years.

Glassman graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Political Science and received his J.D., magna cum laude, from the Loyola Law School of Los Angeles. Glassman is Chairman of the Board of Directors of American Jewish University (formerly known as University of Judaism). He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Wallis Foundation, Jewish Home for the Aging, the Los Angeles Police Foundation, Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission and IFES. Glassman also serves on the Board of Regents of Loyola Marymount University and is a member (formerly co-chair) of the Advisory Board of the UCLA School of Public Affairs. Glassman joined the Art Center Board of Trustees in 2011.

Chairman and CEO, Idealab, Inc.

Bill Gross is chairman and CEO of Idealab, which he founded in 1996 to create and operate pioneering companies. Since that time, Gross and his team at Idealab have created more than 50 companies in the areas of the Internet, communications, automation and clean energy.

Prior to Idealab, Gross founded and operated an educational software company called Knowledge Adventure. Between 1991 and 1995, Knowledge Adventure created numerous award-winning titles such as “Jumpstart Kindergarten,” “Jumpstart First Grade” and “Jumpstart Second Grade,” selling more than 20 million copies worldwide.

After graduating from Caltech with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1981, Gross created a company, GNP (Gross National Products), which he sold to Lotus Development in 1985. He then worked for Lotus for six years, creating the Lotus HAL and Lotus Magellan software products.

A Pasadena resident, Gross has served as a trustee of the California Institute of Technology since 1995, and an Art Center trustee since 2001. He is passionate about helping the world create sustainable, renewable energy, and spreading the power of design and entrepreneurship to others.

Partner and Creative Director, Pentagram Design Inc., San Francisco

Kit Hinrichs is a 1963 graduate of Art Center College of Design. He served as principal in numerous design offices in New York and San Francisco before joining international consultancy Pentagram in 1986. Hinrichs’ design experience incorporates a wide range of projects including corporate communications, promotion, packaging, editorial and exhibition design.

In addition to teaching at the School of Visual Arts in New York, the California College of Arts and Crafts in San Francisco, and the Academy of Art in San Francisco, Hinrichs has been a guest lecturer at the Stanford Design Conference, AIGA National Conferences, the How Conference and numerous other design associations and universities worldwide. His work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Library of Congress. He is co-author of five books including Typewise, Long May She Wave and The Pentagram Papers.

Hinrichs’ list of design clients includes United Airlines, Sappi Fine Papers, Design Within Reach, Muzak, Gymboree, University of Southern California, Safeco, Museum of Glass, Symantec, KQED, San Francisco Zoo, Restoration Hardware and many more.

During his career he founded @Issue: The Journal of Business and Design, was chair of the AIGA California Show (the first regional show in AIGA’s 85-year history), co-chaired the Alliance Graphique Internationale San Francisco Congress, chaired the AIGA Business Conference and San Francisco Design Lecture Series and launched the @Issue Design Conference. Hinrichs is a recipient of the prestigious AIGA medal in recognition of his exceptional achievements in the field of graphic design and visual communication.

Hinrichs is a past executive board member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts and a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale. He has been an Art Center trustee since 1996.

Senior Partner, Lucas, Horsfall, Murphy & Pindroh, LLP

William D. Horsfall has 37 years of experience in the accounting profession. He provides accounting, audit, tax and business advisory services to closely held corporations and high net worth individuals. His clients’ industries include construction, real estate development, manufacturing, distribution and nonprofit organizations.

Shortly after receiving his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, Horsfall became a certified public accountant. He is a qualified peer reviewer for the American Institute of CPAs and a member of the California Society of CPAs, the American Society of Appraisers, and the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts.

Horsfall is involved with a number of civic and business associations. He is a board member and chairman of the audit committee for Southern California Presbyterian Homes, a member of the Economic Round Table, and past president and chairman of a $3.5 million capital campaign for the Cresenta/Canada YMCA. Horsfall has served on the Art Center Board of Trustees since 2003.

Executive Producer, NCIS

Charles Floyd Johnson has a long-standing and successful career as a Producer in the entertainment industry. His most notable projects include such hits as NCIS, where he is currently serving as Executive Producer (2003-2011); Executive Producer of the CBS/ Paramount Television series JAG (1996-2005); Executive Producer of MAGNUM, P.I. (1982-1988) and Producer of Emmy-Award winning THE ROCKFORD FILES (1974-1980). He is also one of the Producers on RED TAILS, the 2012 upcoming feature film about the Tuskegee Airmen from Lucasfilm and Twentieth Century-Fox.

Additionally, Mr. Johnson has produced such other series as B.L. STRYKER, BRET MAVERICK, FIRST MONDAY, QUANTUM LEAP, as well as a variety of television pilots and Movies-of-the-Week including BAA BAA BLACKSHEEP, SIMON AND SIMON, HELLINGER’S LAW, SILVERFOX, REVEALING EVIDENCE and VOICES OF OUR PEOPLE. A graduate of Howard University, with a B.A. in Political Science, Mr. Johnson also received his J.D. degree from Howard University Law School.

Mr. Johnson serves on the Caucus for Television Producers Writers and Directors’ Foundation Board. He is the past Vice-Chairman of the Media Forum, which supports balanced and equal opportunities for minorities in Broadcasting and is a supporter of the Samburu Project which drills wells in Africa that provide water to thousands of people in the Samburu District of Kenya. He is a current member of the Writers Guild of America, the Screen Actors Guild and a former Officer and Board member of the Producers Guild of America.

Mr. Johnson has been honored as an Outstanding Alumnus by the Stony Brook College Preparatory and Howard University. He is the recipient of the Diversity Award from the Producers Guild of America; the Ron Brown Pacesetters’ Award from Minorities in Broadcasting and the Chairman’s Award from the Caucus for Producers, Writers and Directors. He has won three Emmy Awards and been nominated seven times by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Among his many other honors are recognition by Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in Black America and Who’s Who in Entertainment.

Founding Partner, Principal and Design Director for Eight, Inc.

Timothy Kobe graduated with honors from Art Center in 1982 with a B.F.A. in Environmental Design.

Kobe worked in Los Angeles for Herb Rosenthal and Associates and at the American Broadcasting Companies. Following graduation, he was employed in New York by Murray Gelberg. In 1982, he took a position with The Burdick Group in San Francisco. He worked there until 1987, when he became a founding partner of West Office Design Associates focusing on museum and exhibition design and responsible for the master planning of several museum exhibitions through out the U.S. and Asia.

In 1989, Kobe co-founded Kobeou Associates with Joy Ou. This company later became Eight, Inc. As founding partner, principal for Eight, Inc. (with offices in San Francisco, New York and Honolulu), he has developed a design studio based on a transdisciplinary approach including architecture (both residential and commercial), exhibitions, interior, product and graphic design. Clients include Apple, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Coach, Knoll and Swatch among others. Many projects have received international design awards and have been published in Asia, Europe and the United States.

Eight, Inc. awards include: 2003 NAIOP Award; Project of the Year (2100 Kalakaua); 2003 Malama Learning Center competition winner; 2002 IDSA; IDEA Gold Winner for Environments (Apple Retail Stores); 2002, 2000 and 1999 IDSA; IDEA Gold and Silver Winners for Environments (Apple Worldwide Exhibitions); 2001 IIDA Interior Design Award; IDSA IDEA Silver Award and FX International Interior Design Awards (Virgin Atlantic Airways Lounge); 1997 ID Magazine International Design Review, Environments (Swatch Olympic Pavilion for the 1996 Olympic Games); 1994 Chicago Athenaeum Good Design Award (Liisa flatware); 1994 ID Magazine International Design Review, Environments (Architects and Heroes, Bush Street); 1994 Chicago Athenaeum Good Design Award (Laguna lounge Chair); 1994 Cooper Hewitt permanent collection (Liisa flatware); 1993 NEOCON Best of Show Gold Metal Award (Laguna seating); 1993 ID Magazine International Design Review, Concepts (Portable Navigation Unit); and 1991 ID Magazine International Design Review (Environments Architects and Heroes Fillmore Street Annex).

Eight Inc. employs Art Center alumni from the fields of product and environmental design and has employed Art Center students as interns. Kobe created a $50,000 scholarship in memory of an Art Center alumnus in 2000. Kobe, a native of northern California, lives in Hillsborough with his wife Jil. He has served as Art Center Trustee since 2005.

Managing Director, Jones Lang LaSalle

With more than 20 years relevant real estate experience, George Ladyman is managing director of Jones Lang LaSalle in New York, a global financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate. There he heads the project and development practice for the Northeast region, which includes more than 250 professionals and projects totaling an estimated construction value in excess of $3.1 billion.

Prior to joining Jones Lang LaSalle, Ladyman was an executive with Time Warner, overseeing many of the company’s special real estate projects including Columbus Circle in New York, where he also served as the executive producer of the Prow Sculpture, “a piece of technological art” meant to complement the architecture of the building and its surroundings. Ladyman has directed, within Time Warner, projects for People Magazine Experience, Inside CNN, and CNN and Time Life Studios.

Prior to Time Warner, Ladyman was a principal with CUH2A Inc. and managing director of its entertainment and hospitality group. Previously he served as vice president of design and development for Six Flags Theme Parks, overseeing development, architecture, planning and ride and show design for its properties throughout the U.S. as well as consulting to Warner Bros. Movie World Theme Parks.

Ladyman is a former instructor and lecturer at Pratt Institute, Urban Land Institute, CIDA and other conferences/forums focused on architecture, strategic/ experiential marketing and design management. His designs and contributions have been featured in Power Boat and Motor Yacht, At The Park, Car Styling, Parkworld, Funworld, Cinefex, Urban Entertainment Graphics, USA Today, The New York Times, Mondo arc, Signs of the Times, The Discovery Channel, Interior Design and Bloomberg Television. Film credits include executive producer for the production of The Right Stuff, Mach One Adventure and Space Shuttle America, The Next Century 70mm ride films and pre-production of a 3-D animated film with Warner Bros. Classic Animation; Arctic Adventure. Ladyman holds patents for ride system/concepts and industrial products, which he has co-designed and developed.

Ladyman received a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design from Art Center and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Arkansas. He received a master’s degree in business administration from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. Ladyman is a member of the Apollo Theater’s real estate advisory board in New York City and the Chapin School board of trustees in Princeton, N.J. He and his wife, Stacy, have a daughter, Sarah, and a son, Trey.

Sam Mann received his education in industrial design from the University of Cincinnati. He went on to work for the prestigious design and architectural firm Eliot Noyes and Associates, where he came in contact with some of the inspired designers of the era. He then developed a line of tabletop and decorative accessories and set up a manufacturing and distribution company. After five years, the company was sold and Mann opened an industrial design consulting firm specializing in product design, engineering and prototype development as well as packaging and graphic design. The firm, Samuel J. Mann and Associates, was the recipient of numerous design awards for its consumer products and technical instrumentation and exhibit design.

In 1974, after 13 years, Mann sold his design firm to again pursue the design, manufacturing and marketing of his own product ideas. He developed several innovative appliance designs for personal care, skin care products and, most importantly, a state of the art ear piercing system which revolutionized the process of ear piercing to enable simple, safe use by minimally trained personnel in retail stores worldwide.

Mann also designed much of the automated manufacturing to enable competitive production in the U.S. The company, Inverness Corporation, maintained offices in several countries and distribution in over 50 countries. He is the recipient of over 75 utility patents and several design patents.

He has a world-renowned collection of vintage automobiles, having won Best of Show at the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance four times. He also races vintage racecars and is an avid skier and sailor. Now retired, he served until recently on the Board of the College of Engineering at Tufts University and several Boards of Directors in his home community of Englewood, N.J., including the hospital and regional Performing Arts Center.

His wife, Emily, enjoyed a long career as interior architect and exhibit designer. They have three sons, one of whom has recently completed a degree in Art Center’s Graduate Film program. Mann became a Trustee at Art Center in 2005.

Chairman Emeritus, MullinTBG

Peter Mullin is Chairman Emeritus of MullinTBG, the nation’s largest independent executive benefits services and solutions provider. Prior to the formation of MullinTBG in 2006, Mullin served as Chairman of Mullin Consulting, Inc., a leading nonqualified benefits firm he founded in Los Angeles in 1969. He is also co-founder and Chairman of the Board of M Financial Holdings Incorporated (M Financial), a network of independent firms serves the financial and life insurance needs of corporations, executives and affluent individuals. Mullin is also a member of numerous M Financial Board and governance committees. MullinTBG is the largest member of M Financial Group.

Mullin has consulted on executive compensation and benefit issues for more than 30 years for public and privately held firms across a variety of industries, including many Fortune 500 companies. He has authored numerous articles on executive compensation and benefit planning.

Mullin serves on the Avery Dennison Corporation Board of Directors. He is also on the Gene Autry Heritage Museum National Advisory Board; Guggenheim Foundation Advisory Board; Occidental College, the California Institute of Technology (retired), Hospital of the Good Samaritan, St. John’s Hospital and The UCLA Foundation Boards of Trustees. He is Chairman of The Music Center Foundation of Los Angeles, as well as past Chairman of the Board of Visitors of the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA and current Chairman of the Mullin Automotive Museum. Mullin is involved in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, serving on the Board of Trustees of the Education Foundation. Mullin became a Trustee at Art Center in 2011.

He is a member of the Knights of Malta and the Knights of Saint Gregory, a Board member of Paulist Productions and National Chairman of the Maynooth Development Program for St. Patrick’s College in Maynooth, Ireland.

Mullin earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara. In his spare time, he makes wine, olive oil, honey and raises black pigs at his home in Umbria, Italy, and competes in vintage racing events.

Chief Investment Officer, Wentworth, Hauser and Violich

Reiner Triltsch began his career in 1975 with a management traineeship at Ford Motor Company in Cologne, Germany, after which he received the designation of “Indus¬triekaufmann” (Industrial Businessman), which equates to a nationally recognized training/vocational degree. In 1977 he moved to the United States.

After receiving an MBA, Triltsch began his investment career with two small investment boutiques in Fort Worth, Tex., in 1980. In 1984, he joined the Teacher Retirement System of Texas in Austin as an investment analyst. He went to work as a vice president, portfolio manager for the LTV Corporation’s investment subsidiary, Western Reserve Capital Management, Inc. in 1987, where he co-managed both domestic and international portfolios in Dallas.

In 1990, he co-founded and became managing director, senior portfolio manager for Gulfstream Global Investors, Ltd, an investment management firm specializing in international equity management for institutional clients. Gulfstream was acquired by the German bank WestLB and became part of its WestAM subsidiary in 2001. There, Triltsch continued to manage the investment function as chief investment officer and senior portfolio manager for global portfolios until 2004.

Moving to New York City, he became managing director, head of international investments for US Trust through 2007. Triltsch eventually assumed the position of head of international equities, senior portfolio manager for New York-based Federated Global Investment Management Corp. before joining Wentworth, Hauser and Violich in 2009, where he is now part of a five-member team of portfolio managers.

He received his BA (1979) MBA (1980) and MA (1982) from Texas Christian University. In 1987 he was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

President, Paul A. Violich, Inc.

A fourth-generation Californian, Paul Violich was raised in Berkeley and earned a bachelor’s degree in history and economics from Stanford University. After graduation, he served in the U.S. Navy attached to the UDT/SEAL team in Little Creek, Va. Following his discharge, he entered Stanford Business School, where he majored in finance and economics. After receiving his MBA from Stanford in 1962, Violich began his investment management career with Brundage, Story and Rose in New York. He joined the investment counseling firm of Wentworth, Hauser and Violich in 1966, where he was a partner until early 2005, when he formed Paul A. Violich, Inc.

Violich devotes his time to economic and corporate research and portfolio management. He was awarded the Chartered Investment Counsel designation by the Investment Counsel Association in 1976 and became a Chartered Financial Analyst in 1979. His professional affiliations include: member and past Director of the Security Analysts of San Francisco, member of the New York Society of Security Analysts, member of the CFA Institute and member of the National Association of Business Economists.

 

Through the Violich Family Foundation, Violich supports a number of nonprofit organizations. He serves on the boards of trustees of the San Francisco Fine Arts Museums as vice president, finance; and of the San Francisco Fine Arts Museums Foundation as treasurer. He has been an Art Center Trustee since 1999.

President, Lothrop Ventures, Inc.

Judy C. Webb founded Lothrop Ventures, Inc. in 1987, and presides as president and CEO of the residential construction company that builds homes, remodels existing buildings and manages property in the Northern California area.

Webb’s active community involvement includes holding trustee positions with numerous institutions including the University of California Berkeley Foundation and the National Tropical Botanical Gardens in Kauai, Hawaii.

In addition, in 1986 Webb founded the Acacia Foundation, a nonprofit organization that primarily funds educational projects.

Webb has been a Trustee at Art Center College of Design since 1991, and was the first woman to serve as Chairman of the Board, a position she held from 2004 to 2007.

She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, where she earned a B.A. in history.

Philanthropist and Volunteer Leader

Alyce de Roulet Williamson has long been dedicated to the visual and performing arts communities of Los Angeles. Her involvement in arts philanthropy includes serving as board member of the Music Center, the Los Angeles Opera, the Center Dance Association and the Blue Ribbon, chairman of the heritage of the Music Center; and as past board member of the Pasadena Symphony. She also serves on the National Advisory Council of the School of American Ballet in New York.

Additionally, Williamson has served on the overseers board of the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens since 1996, as well as its art collections committee, fellows membership committee and art collectors council.

Williamson is also a trustee emeritus of Scripps College, a member of the board of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, and a past board member of the Pasadena Guild of Childrens Hospital and Las Madrinas. She is a board member and past chairman of First Century Families, and also serves on the board of governors for the County Arboreta and Botanical Gardens.

Williamson attended the Marlborough School, graduated from Dominican Convent Sal Rafael and received a B.A. from Scripps College in 1952.

Williamson is a founding Chairman of Art Center 100, the College’s major community support group for student scholarships. Her husband, Warren “Spud” Williamson, is a Trustee Emeritus and was an active Trustee from 1989 through 1995, including serving as Chairman in the early ’90s. Alyce has been a Trustee since 1985.

Mr. Richard N. Frank
Mr. Cleon T. Knapp, Chairman Emeritus
Mr. Frederick M. Nicholas
Mr. Warren B. Williamson, Chairman Emeritus

Wallis Annenberg
Dr. David Baltimore
Heinrich Baumann-Steiner
Susan Caldwell
Bettina Chandler
Leland Clow
Kenji Ekuan
Adelaide Hixon
Jerry Johnson
Nobuhiko Kawamoto
Lillian Lovelace
Frank Nuovo PROD ‘86
Kazuo Okamoto
Peggy Phelps