
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY
Killu Sanborn, Ph.D.
Board Chair; Vice Chair, Impact Investment Committee; Program Committee
Killu Sanborn, Ph.D., Managing Director at Oxford Finance, has over 25 years of experience of supporting life science and medical …
MoreDwight D. Smith, Esq.
Vice Chair; Chair, Nominations & Governance Committee; Program Committee; Vice Chair, Audit Committee
Dwight D. Smith has over 30 years of experience as an attorney in the fields of corporate tax, banking, insurance, …
MoreRodney G. Hood, M.D.
Secretary; Vice Chair, Nominating & Governance Committee; Program Committee
Dr. Rodney G. Hood’s areas of expertise include health disparities, medical history and racism, health policy and advocacy, and cultural …
MoreAlethea Arguilez
Program Committee
Alethea Arguilez, M.A. is the Executive Director of First 5 San Diego, the region’s primary organization for promoting the health …
MoreJames Beaubeaux
Audit, Finance and Program Committees
James Beaubeaux served as CFO/COO for the San Diego County Medical Society from 2005 to 2016. His dedication to advancing …
MoreElizabeth Dreicer
Vice Chair, Finance Committee; Impact Investment, Nominating & Governance, Program committees
Elizabeth Dreicer is a humanitarian, environmentalist, conservationist, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. Her professional and personal life is devoted to seeing, sharing, …
MoreDale Fleming
Program Committee
Dale Fleming has over 30 years of varied experience in public sector health and social services administration. She retired from …
MoreJulianne R. Howell, Ph.D.
Chair, Program Committee; Impact Investments Committee
Julianne R. Howell, Ph.D., is Senior Health Policy Advisor, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), participating …
MoreIlene J. Klein, M.D.
Vice Chair, Program Committee; Nominating & Governance Committee
Dr. Klein works as a strategic advisor to businesses developing their employee health and wellbeing programs, and to digital therapeutic …
MoreRobert B. McCray, J.D.
Finance, Impact Investment Committees
Robert B. McCray has served the health care industry as a lawyer, CEO, investor and investment banker. Mr. McCray is …
MoreAtul Patel
Treasurer; Chair of Finance and Impact Investment Committees
Atul Patel is the senior vice president and corporate treasurer at PriceSmart, a warehouse club operator. He has over 22 …
MoreJoe Ramsdell, M.D.
Program; Impact Investment Committees
Joe W. Ramsdell, M.D., is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of General Internal Medicine at the University of California, San Diego. …
MoreJeffrey Willmann
Chair, Audit Committee
Jeffrey Willmann is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for non-traditional business models in health care & technology with a …
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Deborah M. Higgins
Finance Committee
Deborah (Deb) M. Higgins is the President of Higgins Capital Management, Inc. She has spent more than 37 years in …
MoreJames Howell, CFA, CTP
Audit & Finance Committees
James M. Howell, CFA, CTP, is the Chief Financial Officer of San Diego Foundation. Previously, he served as Chief Investment …
MoreKim Davis King
Impact Investment Committee
Kim Davis King is an accomplished professional in prospecting, managing and mentoring technology investments, including software, wireless and networking companies. …
MoreShannon Nelson
Finance Committee
Shannon Nelson is a Vice President in Investment Stewardship at BlackRock, Inc. In her role, she engages with board of directors, …
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