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James Otieno
James Otieno serves as Vice President, Partnerships, Strategy and Technology. James came to SVEF as part of an innovative social purpose pilot program between Civic Ventures and Hewlett-Packard. James is a retired Vice President, Executive Compensation and Services at HP with over 20 years of experience in executive compensation, board of director compensation, general compensation, benefits, human resources and mergers and acquisitions. His other corporate experiences included positions at Henkel Corporation, Control Data Corporation and the Saint Paul Companies. James holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and psychology and a master’s degree in industrial relations from the University of Minnesota. James serves on the Board of Trustees of the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, as well as the Board of the Children’s Health Council of Palo Alto, and the Board of Child Advocates of Silicon Valley.
James@SVEFoundation.org
Open Source Advisory Board Members
Dave Cortese
Dave Cortese is vice mayor of the City of San Jose. He grew up in San Jose as part of a family that has been active in civic, cultural and business affairs for generations. He places high priority on transportation issues, housing, education, neighborhood business and traffic improvements, and has been a leader in promoting tougher ethical standards at City Hall. Read More
Don Dawson
Member of the Board of Directors of the California Teachers Association. Previously served on the National Education Association.Read More
Bernard Golden
Bernard is an accomplished high technology executive whose experience in starting and building world-class organizations spans nearly two decades. He has previously served as a Venture Partner for an international venture fund and has been Vice President and General Manager in a number of private and public software companies, including Informix, Uniplex Software, and Deploy Solutions. He is a frequent speaker on Information Technology topics and has been featured in industry publications such as InfoWorld, UnixWorld, O'Reilly onLAMP, and eWeek.Read More
