The Institute is an IRS approved 501(3) Non-profit corporation which was incorporated in the State of California in December 2002. It is governed by a Board of Directors that is comprised of William H. Fredlund, Nathaniel Collins, Mary Ellen Cuykendall, Robert Garner, Mike Miller, Roger Stein, Diana Van Der Werff, Marnie Snow, and Eno Schmitt, plus non-voting member Joan Niemeier (CFO).

 

Bill Fredlund, Ph.D.

William H. Fredlund, Ph.D.

DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE AND BOARD MEMBER

William Fredlund obtained his BA and his MA from UCLA where he specialized in European history and Art history. After independent study in Europe, Dr. Fredlund came to Stanford University to pursue graduate study in history and humanities where he ... Read More

Nat Collins

Nathaniel Collins

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Nat earned a B.S. and a M.S. degree from Boston University’s College of Engineering in 1991. Since then he has held semiconductor technology development positions with Texas Instruments and Micron Technology in Texas, Italy, and California. Nat holds two U.S. ... Read More

Joan Niemeier

Joan Niemeier

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Joan holds a B.S. in Business (Accounting) from San Jose State University, and earned her CPA Certificate in 1991. She has worked with (and taken classes at) the Institute since 2001. She is in the office on Fridays, assisting us with myriad financial and accounting tasks. ... Read More

Roger Stein

Roger Stein

TREASURER AND BOARD MEMBER

Roger was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1978 and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1978, both from Washington University in St Louis. He completed his M.B.A. at the University of Chicago in ... Read More

Mary Ellen Cuykendall

Mary Ellen Cuykendall

BOARD MEMBER

Mary Ellen was born and raised in New Jersey. She has studied Horticulture at Foothill College and had her own design firm. While raising her two children she served on the board of the San Jose COOP Preschool and was ... Read More

Robert Garner

Robert Garner

BOARD MEMBER

Bob was raised in Menlo Park and has a Stanford B.A. in political science. Following graduation, he spent a year with the Commerce Department in Washington, D.C. and three years as a congressional legislative assistant and press secretary. After his ... Read More

Mike Miller

Mike Miller

BOARD MEMBER

Mike was born and raised in Los Gatos CA. He has a B.A. degree in Economics from San Jose State, and worked for NYNEX Corporation in the Technology Sales Division in Boston. Upon returning to California in 1991, Mike began ... Read More

Marnie Snow

Marnie Snow

BOARD MEMBER

Marnie grew up in Stockton and attended U.C. Berkeley, where she earned a B.A. in English and met her husband, Dane. A shortage of teaching jobs prompted her to set aside her original career plans and take up programming. She ... Read More

Diana Van Der Werff

Dianna Van Der Werff

BOARD MEMBER

Dianna was born and raised in the Santa Clara Valley. She holds a B.A. degree in Economics from San Jose State University. She has worked in the Bay Area as a controller for an anodizing company and has held various ... Read More

Eno Schmidt

Eno Schmidt

BOARD MEMBER

An experienced CEO and entrepreneur based in the Silicon Valley, Eno Schmidt has degrees in economics and finance from UCLA and University of Chicago. Eno worked for many years as a partner with one of the Big 4 accounting firms. He led their Silicon Valley practice, consulting with many of the Global 100 firms on their intellectual property. ... Read More