Our National Advisory Board is a wide-ranging group of influential members, working to enhance the organization’s effectiveness. They come from business, advocacy, civil service, and academia, and they’re helping elevate our mission and expand our reach.

Ken Hitz
President of Hitz Foundation; Manager at Price Waterhouse; Winemaker

Richard Hutton
Author, Environmental Media Instructor

Brigitte Kingsbury
Foundation Director; Community Volunteer

Fred Kirschenmann
Farmer; Research Director

Randall Knight
Professor Emeritus of Physics, California Polytechnic State University

Eric Max
Program Manager, Google Home/Nest

Holly Mayton
Science Technology Policy Fellow

D.C. McGuire
Neuroscience Researcher

Samantha Mensah
Chemist, Entrepreneur, Activist

Chris Michel
Photographer, Investor & Entrepreneur

Alice Neuhauser
Entertainment Industry Executive

Sara Nichols
Public Interest Environmental Attorney, Retired

Bill Nye
Scientist, Engineer, Comedian, Author, Inventor

Pat O'Donnell
Software Engineer; Hedge Fund Managing Partner

Edward Parson
Professor of Law and Environment

Avital Percher
Policy Analyst

Daphne Petri
Architect, Chair and member Non-profit Boards

Andrew Reich
Writer

Mick Rosenthal
Activist and Philanthropist

Valentine Schaffner
Writer, Activist