Thursday, February 09, 2017, Santa Monica, CA
On February 9, 2017, the UC Berkeley Foundation Board of Trustees welcomed SoCal-based alumni to the third Brilliance of Berkeley LA, a dynamic event at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica where distinguished faculty and alumni shared how they are transforming the world with innovative ideas.
Panels and Speakers
The Brilliance of the Brain
A. Paul Alivisatos
Former Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, UC BerkeleyRead about Paul Alivisatos on the Berkeley Research website
Jose Carmena
Chancellor’s Professor of Electrical Engineering and Neuroscience; Co-director, Center for Neural Engineering and Prostheses at UC Berkeley and UCSFRead about Jose Carmena on the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences website
Ehud Isacoff
Professor of Neurobiology, Evan Rauch Chair in Neuroscience, Co-director of Weill NeurohubRead more about Ehud Isacoff on the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute website
Daniela Kaufer
Associate Professor of Integrative Biology, UC BerkeleyRead about Daniela Kaufer on the Integrative Biology website
The Science of Emotions
Charis Thompson
Chancellor’s Professor and Chair, Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, and Center for Science, Technology, and Medicine in SocietyThe Business of Sports
Richard Motzkin ’86
EVP & Managing Executive, Global Soccer, WassermanFollow Richard Motzkin on Twitter
Jahm Najafi ’83
CEO, Najafi Companies; Vice Chairman, Phoenix Suns; Board of Governors, NBA
Amy Trask ’82
Football Analyst, CBS Sports and CBS Sports NetworkHow Amy became the first female CEO in the NFL
H. Michael Williams
Former Director of Athletics, UC BerkeleyThe Future of Reality
Daniel Pok ’17
Co-Founder, VR@Berkeley
Allen Yang
Executive Director, Center for Augmented Cognition; Chief Scientist, Coleman Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership; Co-founder and CTO, Grafty, Inc.Read about Allan Yang on the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences website
Isabel Zhang ’18
Co-founder, VR@BerkeleyLos Angeles Honorary Committee
Andrea & Peter Roth P. ’05 – Brilliance of Berkeley Chairs
Lynn Alvarez ’81, J.D. ’84, P. ’17
Honorable Frank E. Baxter ’61
Pauline D. Boghosian ’87
Carter C. Bravmann ’85, M.Arch. ’89
Brad D. Brian ’74
Kimberly D. Brooks ’89
Michael Cypers ’78, J.D. ’81
Amit A. Desai ’89
Bettina Duval ’82, P. ’15, ’17
Gary A. Freedman ’66
Anne T. Gates ’81
Shawn Ghatan ’04
Jonathan M. Glaser ’83 J.D. ’86
Andrew Goldfarb ’69
Catherine Hutto Gordon ’73
Cyrus S. Hadidi ’96
Harry L. Hathaway ’59
Pamela Hendry P. ’15
Steve Hendry P. ’15
John F. Hotchkis ’54
Lawrence K. Jacobson ’85, P. ’16
Janine Jones-Clark ’86
Mary Ellen Kanoff ’78, J.D. ’84
Stephen F. Keller ’59, J.D. ’62
Joanne Kozberg ’66
Charlene Conrad Liebau ’60
Nancy K. Lusk ’65
Colleen C. McAndrews ’67
Jim McInerny P. ’19
Thomas K. McKissick ’84
Emily Gold Mears ’80
Bruce A. Meyer ’64, P. ’95, ’99, ’06
Steve A. Nissen J.D. ’76, P. ’17
Glenn D. Pomerantz ’80
Mark Rosenthal ’82
Charles F. Schmitz ’95
Velveth G. Schmitz ’98
Jeffrey Shell ’87
Christopher G. Silbermann ’89
Eric H. Stern ’87
Paul W. Stockwell ’76, M.B.A. ’79
George E. Strompolos ’02
Jackie Tavelman ’78
Liza Wachter ’81
Names in bold denote UC Berkeley Foundation trustees.