Advisory Council
American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley’s Advisory Council serves as a critical community champion for the organization. Members of the Advisory Council share their gifts in service to our mission by providing our organization with their professional expertise; their connections to local, national or international resources, colleagues or peers; their philanthropic support or other forms of needed assistance. The Advisory Council has no governing function within the organization.
Ned Barnholt
Class IX
Retired Chairman and CEO, Agilent Technologies
Eric Benhamou
Class VIII
Founder and General Partner, Benhamou Global Ventures
George Brown
Class XXV
Executive Director, Stanford Center for Racial Justice
Muhammed Chaudhry
Class XXVI
Managing Partner, MAC Capital Partners
Ann DeBusk
Class I
Founder, American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley
Ivonne Montes De Oca
Class IX
Board Member Emeritus, Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley
Rolanda Pierre Dixon
Class IX
Assistant District Attorney (Retired), Santa Clara County
Susan Goldberg
Class XVI
Editor in Chief, National Geographic Magazine
Adam Grosser
Class XXXV
Managing Partner, Sandcast
Mike Honda
Class I
Retired US Congressman
Luther Jackson
Class X / Urbanism XXXIV
Program Manager, NOVA Workforce Development
Marc Jones
Class XVI
Chairman and CEO, Aeris Communications
Karen King
Class XXIV
Managing Director & Chief Legal Officer, Silver Lake
Carol Larson
Class XV
President and CEO, The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
Ronnie Lott
Class XII
Owner, Lott Auto Ventures
Webb McKinney
Class XV
Board Member, Encore.org
John Morgridge
Class VIII
Chairman Emeritus, Cisco Systems
C.S. Park
Class XVIII
Retired Lead Independent Director, Seagate
Randy Pond
Class XVII
CFO/COO, Pensando
Ann Ravel
Class XI
Fellow, New America
Rich Slavin
Class XIX
CEO Emeritus, Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF)
Lisa Sonsini
Class XIV / Education XXVI
Board President, Sobrato Family Foundation
David Yarnold
Class XII
Former President & CEO, National Audubon Society