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Overseers

The Board of Overseers of the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction and financial health of the Hoover Institution and the preservation of its institutional independence within the framework of Stanford University.

Board of Overseers

Ensuring that the Hoover Institution follows the path set forth by its founder, Herbert Hoover, and reaffirmed by its mission statement, the Board of Overseers acts as an advisory body to and a support group for the Institution’s senior administration. Members who have served on the board since the last report are listed here.

The Board of Overseers advises and supports the Institution’s senior administration, ensuring that the Hoover Institution follows the path set forth by its founder and reaffirmed by its mission statement. This dedicated group of supporters, who contribute to the advancement of the Institution through their knowledge, experience, and leadership, meet biannually at Stanford and in Washington, DC.

Chair & Vice Chair

John B. Kleinheinz

John B. Kleinheinz *

Chair
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Susan R. McCaw *

Vice Chair

Board of Overseers

Overseers

  • Eric L. Affeldt
  • Katherine H. Alden
  • Neil R. Anderson
  • John Backus
  • Paul V. Barber
  • Barbara Barrett
  • John F. Barrett
  • Barry Beal Jr.
  • Douglas Bergeron
  • Wendy Bingham Cox
  • Jeffrey W. Bird
  • James J. Bochnowski
  • Zachary Bookman
  • David Booth
  • Richard Breeden
  • Jerome V. Bruni
  • John L. "Jack" Bunce Jr.
  • Clint Carlson
  • James J. Carroll III
  • Robert H. Castellini
  • Charles Cobb
  • Jean-Pierre L. "JP" Conte
  • Berry R. Cox
  • Harlan Crow
  • Mark Dalzell
  • James W. Davidson
  • Lew Davies *
  • George H. Davis Jr.
  • Jim Davis
  • Jean DeSombre
  • Michael Dokupil
  • Dixon R. Doll
  • Susan Ford Dorsey *
  • Herbert M. Dwight *
  • Steven L. Eggert *
  • Dana M. Emery
  • Brady Enright
  • Jeffrey A. Farber
  • Michael Farello
  • Henry A. Fernandez
  • Robert A. Ferris
  • John J. Fisher
  • James Fleming Jr.
  • Stephen B. Gaddis
  • Venky Ganesan
  • Samuel L. Ginn
  • Shari Glazer
  • Michael W. Gleba
  • Kenneth Goldman
  • Lawrence E. Golub
  • Robert E. Grady *
  • Jerry Grundhofer
  • Cynthia Fry Gunn
  • Paul G. Haaga Jr.
  • Karen Hargrove
  • Richard R. Hargrove
  • Everett J. Hauck
  • Diana Hawkins
  • Kenneth A. Hersh
  • Heather R. Higgins
  • Allan Hoover III
  • Margaret Hoover *
  • Philip Hudner
  • Claudia P. Huntington *
  • John K. Hurley
  • Nicolas Ibañez Scott
  • James D. Jameson *
  • William E. Jenkins
  • Charles B. Johnson
  • Elizabeth Pryor Johnson
  • Franklin P. Johnson Jr.
  • Gregory E. Johnson
  • John Jordan
  • Michael E. Kavoukjian
  • Harlan B. Korenvaes
  • Richard Kovacevich
  • Eric Kutcher
  • Peter W. Kuyper
  • Colby Lane
  • Howard H. Leach
  • Davide Leone
  • Douglas Leone
  • Walter Loewenstern Jr.
  • Bill Loomis
  • Annesley MacFarlane
  • Hamid Mani, M.D.
  • James D. Marver
  • Michael G. McCaffery
  • Craig O. McCaw
  • David McDonald
  • Harold "Terry" McGraw III
  • Deedee McMurtry
  • Carole J. McNeil
  • Mary G. Meeker
  • Jennifer L. "Jenji" Mercer
  • Rebekah Mercer
  • Roger S. Mertz
  • Harold M. "Max" Messmer Jr.
  • Jeremiah Milbank III
  • Elizabeth A. Milias
  • K. Rupert Murdoch
  • George A. Needham
  • Thomas Nelson *
  • Laura O'Connor
  • Robert G. O'Donnell
  • Robert J. Oster
  • Ross Perot Jr.
  • Joel C. Peterson *
  • Stephen R. Pierce
  • Jay A. Precourt
  • George J. Records
  • Christopher R. Redlich Jr.
  • Samuel T. Reeves
  • Geoffrey S. Rehnert
  • Pam Reyes
  • Kathleen "Cab" Rogers
  • Robert Rosenkranz
  • Adam Ross
  • Theresa W. "Terry" Ryan
  • Richard Saller**
  • Douglas G. Scrivner *
  • Park Shaper
  • Roderick W. Shepard *
  • Robert Shipman
  • Thomas M. Siebel
  • George W. Siguler
  • Ellen Siminoff
  • Amb. Ronald P. Spogli *
  • William C. Steere Jr.
  • David L. Steffy
  • Thomas F. Stephenson
  • Mark A. Stevens
  • Lee Styslinger III
  • W. Clarke Swanson Jr.
  • Curtis Sloane Tamkin
  • Stephen D. Taylor
  • Michael E. Tennenbaum
  • Charles B. Thornton Jr.
  • Victor S. Trione
  • Edward C. Vickers
  • Barry S. Volpert
  • Alan Vorwald
  • Thomas W. Weisel
  • Darnell M. Whitt II
  • Paul H. Wick
  • James R. Wilkinson *
  • Dede Wilsey
  • Richard G. Wolford
  • Yu Wu
  • Jerry Yang **
  • David Zierk

 

* Executive Committee member ** Ex officio member

Distinguished Overseers

  • Wendy H. Borcherdt
  • W. Kurt Hauser
  • Peyton M. Lake
  • Shirley Cox Matteson
  • Bowen H. McCoy
  • Boyd C. Smith

Emeritus Overseers

  • Frederick L. Allen
  • Robert J. Swain
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