The SF State Foundation is governed by a board of directors who work closely with the University to reach out to alumni, friends, and businesses in the community to build commitment and funding for San Francisco State University. The Foundation directly manages the University's endowment by determining acceptable risks in the portfolio, maximizing investment returns, minimizing investment expenses and improving endowment reporting and stewardship. The Foundation is incorporated as a nonprofit public benefit corporation and is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Board Officers

Jeff Jackanicz
President, SF State Foundation
Vice President, University Advancement

Kimberly Brandon ('84)
Chair
Senior Vice President, Morgan Stanley (Retired)

Taylor Safford ('84, '95)
Immediate Past Chair
CEO and President, PIER 39 Limited Partnership

Neda Nobari ('84)
Vice Chair
Founder and President, MOZAIK Foundation

Venesia Thompson-Ramsay
Secretary/Treasurer, SF State Foundation
Associate Vice President, University Advancement
Board Directors

Vincent R. Anicetti ('77, '87)
Sr. VP at Coherus Biosciences

Leona M. Bridges ('79)
Commissioner, SFERS

Willie L. Brown, Jr. ('55)
41st Mayor of San Francisco

Amy Chan
Legal Consultant, Attorney

Dana Corvin (’73)
Community leader

Greg Cosko
CEO, Hathaway Dinwiddie

Donald "Don" Endo
Managing Director, BDO USA, (Ret.)

Nancy Fudem
Philanthropist

Ted Griggs ('84)
Former NBC Sports Executive

John Gumas (’84)
President, Gumas Advertising

Mary Huss
SFBT, SVBT publisher

Teri L. Jackson
Associate Justice, First District Court of Appeal

Judy Marcus ('62)
Philanthropist

Herb Myers
Retired Wells Fargo executive

Debra Plousha Moore (B.A., '75)
Principal, Plousha Moore Group

Don Nasser ('63)
President, Bay Properties, Inc. (Ret.)

Dennis O'Donnell ('82)
Sports anchor, KPIX

Marsha Rosenbaum ('72)
Director, Drug Policy Alliance (Ret.)

David Serrano Sewell (’99)
COO, SF Chief Medical Examiner

Patricia (Patty) Y. Siguenza ('87)
VP at Genentech

Dottie Simmons ('94)
Strategic planning specialist

David L. Simon ('72)
Television executive

Camilla Smith
Community leader, editor

Coraetta Smith
Senior Director, Office of the CIO, Zendesk

Russ Stanley ('88)
Managing VP, SF Giants

Lisa White ('84)
Director of Education, Museum of Paleontology, UC Berkeley
San Francisco State Representatives

Lynn Mahoney
President, SF State

Jeff Wilson
VP of Administration and Finance

Jennifer Summit
Provost/VP for Academic Affairs

Sheldon Gen
Faculty Representative

James Aguilar
Student Representative

Joshua Ochoa
Student Representative
Directors Emeriti
Professor Emeritus Philip King
Lee Blitch
Community Leader
Don W. Scoble (’61, MA ’71)
Community Leader
Laurie Pitman
Philanthropist