Advisory Groups
We are fortunate to be guided by a robust group of local and global practitioners able to provide insight and advice on the school’s teaching and research enterprise.
International Advisory Board
The International Advisory Board was formed in 1986 to aid the dean in achieving the vision and mission of the school. Members provide counsel on current issues that affect our role as an established leader in the region. A list of current and emeritus members is listed below.
2025–26 Members
Lisa Larroque Alexander, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Sempra
M. Javade Chaudhri, Partner-in-Charge Middle East/Africa Region, Jones Day
Shawn Covell, MAS-IA '12, Head of ESG Strategy and Global Leadership, Lam Research
Charles Dallara, Advisory Partner and Chairman of the Board, Partners Group USA
Ambassador Diana Lady Dougan, Senior Adviser, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Phyllis Epstein, Community Volunteer
Wain Fishburn, Retired Partner and Global Chair Digital Health Group, Cooley LLP
David Graham, Global Civic Innovation Fellow
Jay Hanson, MPIA '96, Chief Operating Officer, Inxeption
Mark Higgins, MPIA '04, CEO Mana Pacific Inc.
S. Doug Hutcheson, Board Member, Kymeta Corporation
Christy Ihrig, VP of Corporate Relations, Sempra
Vivek Lall, Chief Executive, General Atomics Global Corporation
Jim Lambright, Former Chairman and CEO, U.S. Export-Import Bank
Jose "Pepe" Laroque, Partner, Baker & McKenzie Abogados, S.C.
Gary Mar, President and CEO of Canada West Foundation
David Michael, Managing Partner, Anzu Partners
Scott Park, MPIA '90, President, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Doosan Bobcat
Brooke Partridge, MPIA '91, CEO and Founder, Vital Wave Consulting Inc.
Rafael Pastor, Former Chairman of the Board and CEO, Vistage International
Trac Pham, MPIA '96, Co-CEO and Board Member of Sprinklr, Inc.
Rebecca Reichmann Tavares, President & CEO, BrazilFoundation
Alex Rogers, President Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL) and Global Affairs, Qualcomm Inc.
Don Rosenberg, Former Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Qualcomm Inc.
Ricardo Tavares, Senior Corporate Affairs Manager, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google
Yiru Zhou, MPIA '93, Vice President of China Operations, Qualcomm Technologies Inc.
Past Members
Richard Atkinson
Benjamin Bahney
Lori Barsness
Stephen Baum
Douglas Bereuter
Arindam Bhattacharya
Nicholas Binkley
Bill Bold
James Brailean
Blake Brownlow
Kurt Campbell
Kasey Carroll
Carlos Casasus
Richard Chen
Kathryn Collier
Anne Craib
Thomas D'Aquino
Shelia Davis
Melissa Dennis
Paul Drake
William Fallon
Aaron Feldman
Henrietta Fore
David Freitas
Kenneth Hamlet
Matthew Hill
Ahn Hong-chul
Bob Hormats
Xiaoqing Huang
Darcel Hulse
Aaron Jacobson
James Jameson
Gail Kee
Jason Kim
Dee Lew
Susan Lew
Zhong Yuan Li
James Madsen
Susan Mallory
Ron Mannix
Etran Chane McComic
Peter F. Moritzburke
Katsuhiro Nakagawa
Diana Negroponte
Robert Neilson
David Noel
Henry Nordhoff
Liliana Pao
Brian Powers
Nirupama Rao
Jeffrey Rector
Mark Rinella
Ryan Robinson
Eddie Rodriguez
Keith Russell Jr.
Hans Schoepflin
Sachio Semmoto
Andrew Senyei
Richard Sinkin
Susan Snow
John So
Hernan Somerville
Peter Stanley
Daniel Sullivan
Masaaki Tanaka
Robert Thomas
Carlos Vidali
Jing Wang
Manuel Weinberg
R.B. Woolley Jr.
David Zuercher
Eric Zwisler
In Memoriam
Fredric Berger
Paul Boeker
Jeffery Donahue
Robert Ellsworth
Frances Hesselbein
Jerome Katzin
Lucy Killea
Toshiaki Ogasawara
Charles Robins
Jeremiah Robins
Lawrence Robinson
Kwan So
Jack White
GPS Alumni Board
Members of the board are elected by the alumni and meet throughout the year to establish, in collaboration with the dean and UC San Diego Alumni, the goals and objectives for the school. The board assists the staff in the implementation of programs for more than 3,000 alumni worldwide annually.