CEO Business Climate Survey 2011 - Silicon Valley Leadership Group
CEO Business Climate Survey 2011 - Silicon Valley Leadership Group
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SILICON VALLEY<br />
<strong>CEO</strong><br />
SURVEY<br />
BUSINESS<br />
CLIMATE<br />
<strong>2011</strong><br />
Acknowledgements<br />
About the <strong>Leadership</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />
The <strong>Silicon</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Leadership</strong> <strong>Group</strong>, founded in 1978 by<br />
David Packard of Hewlett-Packard, represents more than 340 of<br />
<strong>Silicon</strong> <strong>Valley</strong>'s most respected employers on issues, programs<br />
and campaigns that affect the economic health and quality of life<br />
in <strong>Silicon</strong> <strong>Valley</strong>, including energy, transportation, education,<br />
housing, health care, tax policies, economic vitality and the<br />
environment. <strong>Leadership</strong> <strong>Group</strong> members collectively provide<br />
nearly one of every three private sector jobs in <strong>Silicon</strong> <strong>Valley</strong>.<br />
Board Officers<br />
Tom Werner, Sunpower, Chairman<br />
Mike Klayko, Brocade, Vice Chairman<br />
Aart De Geus, Synopsys, Past Chairman<br />
Michael Splinter, Applied Materials, Inc.,Past Chairman<br />
Robert Shoffner, Citibank, Secretary/treasurer<br />
Carl Guardino, <strong>Silicon</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Leadership</strong> <strong>Group</strong>, President & <strong>CEO</strong><br />
Board Members:<br />
John Adams, Wells Fargo Bank<br />
Shellye Archambeau, Metricstream, Inc.<br />
Andrew Ball, Webcor Builders<br />
George Blumenthal, University Of California, Santa Cruz<br />
Tom Bottorff, Pacific Gas & Electric<br />
Rami Branitzky, SAP Labs North America<br />
Tory Bruno, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company<br />
David Cush, Virgin America<br />
David Dewalt, McAfee, Inc.<br />
Father Michael Engh, S.J. Santa Clara University<br />
Jay Glasscock, BD Biosciences<br />
Raquel Gonzalez, Bank Of America<br />
Tim Guertin, Varian Medical Systems<br />
James Gutierrez, Progreso Financiero<br />
Kevin King, Affymetrix<br />
Tarkan Maner, Wyse Technology<br />
Ken McNeely, AT&T<br />
Leonard Perham, Monolithic Systems<br />
Kim Polese, SynchEnergy<br />
Alan Salzman, VantagePoint Venture Partners<br />
Mac Tully, San Jose Mercury News<br />
Rick Wallace, KLA-Tencor<br />
Dan Warmenhoven, NetApp, Inc.<br />
Bill Watkins, Bridgelux<br />
Ken Wilcox, SVB Financial<br />
Jed York, 49ers<br />
Staff<br />
Carl Guardino, President & <strong>CEO</strong><br />
Dennis Cima, Senior Vice President, Public Policy<br />
Shiloh Ballard, Vice President, Housing & Community Development<br />
Phyllis Claassen, Vice President, Administration<br />
Steve Wright, Vice President, Strategic Communications<br />
Kirk Everett, Vice President, Government Relations & Tax Policy<br />
Brian Brennan, Senior Director, Member Services<br />
Emily Lam, Senior Director, Health Care & Federal Issues<br />
Mike Mielke, Senior Director, Environmental Programs & Policy<br />
Bena Chang, Senior Associate, Housing & Transportation<br />
Anne Smart, Director, Energy Issues<br />
Jessica Zenk, Director, Transportation Policy<br />
Samantha James, Communications Associate<br />
Colin Buckner, Creative Associate<br />
Monica Crouch, Member Services Associate<br />
Clorama Dorvilias, Housing & Community Development Associate<br />
Ashley Smith, Office Manager<br />
Justin Marlaire, Executive Assistant<br />
Contributed to this report<br />
Iain Macleod, Communications Coordinator<br />
© <strong>2011</strong> <strong>Silicon</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Leadership</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />
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