Board of Directors

Gigi Coe, Chairperson. Former Manager of Strategic Planning, Western Public Policy Group, MCI.

Dr. Anne H. Ehrlich, Senior Research Associate, Department of Biological Sciences at Stanford University.

Louis Freedberg, Director of the California Media Project. He served as a correspondent for many years, covering a wide range of domestic and international issues, and worked as a journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle from 1991 to 2001. In 2002, he was appointed to the Editorial Board of the Chronicle.

Dr. Peter H. Gleick, President of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security.

Olivier J. Marie, business strategist, former Partner at Accenture and Booz Allen & Hamilton, Energy Analyst. Works with MBA students from the Haas School of Business New Sector Alliance helping non-profit organizations.

Richard Morrison, former Senior Vice President and Director of Environmental Policies & Programs, Bank of America.

Eric Sippel, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of Eastbourne Capital Management, L.L.C., an investment firm focusing on public securities. Prior to joining Eastbourne, Eric was a partner at the law firm of Shartsis, Friese & Ginsburg LLP.

Dr. Robert Stephens, founder and former President of the Multi-State Working Group on Environmental Performance (MSWG). Retired in 2004 as the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management and Sustainability at the California Environmental Protection Agency, he is currently the Chair of the International Committee of MSWG and serves as Secretariat to the United Nations Environmental Program, Best Practices Network for Sustainable Development.

Professor Michael J. Watts, Professor, Geography Department at the University of California, Berkeley where he specializes in Third World development, forestry issues, and world geography.