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

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

Mary Huss
Vice Chair
SFBT, SVBT publisher

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

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

Amy Chan
Legal Consultant, Attorney

Dana Corvin (’73)
Community leader

Greg Cosko
CEO, Hathaway Dinwiddie

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

Ted Griggs ('84)
Former NBC Sports Executive

John Gumas (’84)
President, Gumas Advertising

Teri L. Jackson
1st District Court of Appeal, Justice

Gulshan Kumar ('16)
Partner & Vice President, PATH

Judy Marcus ('62)
Philanthropist

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

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

Dan Neumann ('82)
Neumann Capital Management

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

Taylor Safford ('84, '95)
CEO and President, PIER 39

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

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

Dottie Simmons ('94)
Strategic planning specialist

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
SF State, President

Amy Sueyoshi
Provost, VP for Academic Affairs

Jeff Wilson
VP, Administration and Finance

Sheldon Gen
Faculty Representative

Iese Esera
Student Representative

Karina Zamora
Student Representative
Directors Emeriti
Lee Blitch
Community Leader
Professor Emeritus Philip King
Retired Professor & former vb
Philanthropist
Don W. Scoble (’61, MA ’71)
Community Leader