Melinda Dunn is the Chair of the GGU Board of Trustees and the retired Global CFO and CCO of Sequoia Capital where she worked for 25 years on entrepreneurial and multinational financial services.

Barbara Mendelson is the Past-Chair of the Board of Trustees of Golden Gate University. She is an alum of GGU, receiving a BA in Business.

Nancy earned her BA from UC Berkeley and went on to be a teacher and raise a family.

Nicholas Dirks is an internationally renowned historian and anthropologist who currently serves as President and CEO of the New York Academy of Sciences. He was the 10th Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, where he launched key initiatives in data science, arts, and undergraduate education, and strengthened partnerships with global institutions.

Dr. Robert Patterson is the Leader of the Worldwide Tax & Customs Controllership Team at Microsoft Corporation where he oversees a global team. Previously, Robert worked on initiatives related to global and domestic tax compliance and policies with the Big Four accounting firms (PwC and EY), multinational companies Walmart and American Express, and the state of Kansas where he helped draft tax legislation.

Diane Yu is the Counselor to Leadership at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) and the Executive Director of the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Community Programs, overseeing initiatives like the NYUAD Summer Academy and the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Scholars Program.

Dr. Randy Burd serves as Vice President of Innovation, ASU Health at Arizona State University and holds the title of Professor in the College of Health Solutions and the John Shufeldt School of Medicine and Medical Engineering.

Tuija Catalano is a land use attorney and GGU Law alumna with over 20 years of experience advising on real estate development and zoning matters in California and internationally. She brings legal and global insight to GGU’s Board of Trustees.

Dr. Shawn Chen is Founder and Chairman of the Board of Sias University (Henan, China), a privately-run institution he established in 1998 that combines Western liberal-arts teaching in an English/Chinese bilingual environment.

Michael Johnson is an entrepreneur, lawyer, angel investor, and board member. He founded Clear Law Institute, a compliance training company providing online workplace harassment prevention and ethics training to millions of employees at organizations including Petco, SiriusXM, Citi, Disney, and the NBA.

Max Raskin is co-founder and managing director of Uris Acquisitions, a real estate investment firm focused on revitalizing San Francisco. He is also a fellow and adjunct professor at New York University School of Law.

Ralph A. Wolff is President of the World University Consortium and an elected Fellow and board member of the World Academy of Art and Science. He served for 17 years as president of the WASC Senior College and University Commission (1996–2013), where he led WASC to become the “innovative accreditor” with over $4 million in outside grant support, overseeing quality assurance for 170+ universities serving over one million students. He currently serves on the board of the National Accrediting Commission, a startup accreditor for short-term Pell and workforce programs, and consults with institutions on governance, quality assurance, and innovation.