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Founders Circle Members

Al & Aurora Lipper
CEO
Destiny Success

Andy Mangano

Arvand Sabetian
Founder
Ziprent

Bakir Begovic
CEO
B&H Engineering

Bank of America 

Barry K. Waitte
Vintner & Proprietor
Tamber Bey Vineyards

Ben Lee
President & CEO
Movella

Bill Doak
Partner
Kirvin Doak Communications

Biren & Tejal Sood

Bob Harris

Brett Eldridge 
Retired
Palo Alto Networks

Bret Goodman
Managing Director
Alliant Insurance Services

Bridge Bank

Briggs Family Trust

California Bank of Commerce
Steven Shelton
President and CEO

Carmel & Naccasha
Ziyad Naccasha
Partner

Carson Chen
Founder
Innovation Quest

Central Coast Ventures

Chris and Gwen Cruttenden

Chris Gatley
Owner
Edenbridge Homes

Chris Hicken
Co-founder & CEO
’nuffsaid

Chris O’Reilly

Christopher Lowe

Collaboration Business Consulting

Dan Weeks
Founder
Brightscope

Entrada Ventures
Julie Henley
Partner 

Eric Horn
CEO
Build Group

Gary Dillabough
Managing Partner
Navitas Capital

Glenn Burdette 

Imperative Care
Jamey Jacobs
CTO TRUVIC

Jan & Ron Haynes
Co-Founders
FzioMed

Jason and Marianne Skeoch

Jason Yim
Founder & CEO
Nuspine

Jeff Witous
CEO
Teqspring Partners

Jo Anne Miller
Partner
SLO Seed Ventures

John Combs
CEO
Combs Consulting

John Couch

John Lake
President & CEO
Rain For Rent

John Magner

Kenny and Shelley Van Zant

Kerrie Kelly
Founder & CEO
Kerrie Kelly Design Lab

Kevin Comerford
Founder & CEO
Service Champions

Kristen Yetter
General Manager & President
Promega Biosciences LLC

Lambda Chi Alpha,
San Luis Obispo

Lance Helfert

Lance Tullius
President
LR Tullius, Inc.

Lisa Hufford
President & Founder
Simplicity Consulting

Lucia Cleveland
Founder
Spice Hunter

Mark Pierce
Partner
Luminate Capital

Mark Vranesh
CFO
App Annie

Mary Bianco

Maynard Cooper & Gale 
Jamal Al-Haj
Partner

Michael Lawler
Founder, CEO & Chairman
Gatekeeper Systems

Michael Peckham
Founding Principal
SENTRE

Michael Selfridge
Chief Banking Officer
First Republic Bank

Mike Tate
Former VP/CFO
NetLogic Microsystems Inc.

Nathan and Sonja Bair
Co-Founder
Alydia Health

Norcast
Jeff Buckingham
President

Pacific Premier Bank
Brooks Wise
Regional President

Phil Hartstein
President & CEO
Finjan

Peter Hilf
Owner
PFH Corp

Peter Moran
General Partner
DCM Ventures

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René Bonvanie
EIR
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Rich Boberg
Co-Founder & VP
Innovation Quest (iQ)

Rick Stollmeyer
CEO
Inspired Flight Technologies Inc.

RRM Design 
Erik Justesen
President & CEO

Russ Nash
CEO
Professional Education Services Inc.

Sean Saint
Founder & CEO
Companion Medical

SESLOC
Geri LaChance 
President & CEO

Scott and Britni Edwards
Dropwater

Steve Nash
COO
Professional Education Services Inc.

Susan & Erik Steeb

Todd McKinnon
Co-Founder & CEO
OKTA

VH Nutrition
Drew Littlejohns
Founder & CEO

Vidya Law
Donica Forensich
Managing Attorney

Wells Fargo
Mark Corella
Vice President & District Manager

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 
Matthew Bresnahan
Partner