Ensuring that the Hoover Institution follows the path set forth by its founder, Herbert Hoover, and reaffirmed by its mission statement, the Board of Overseers acts as an advisory body to and a support group for the Institution’s senior administration. Members who have served on the board since the last report are listed here.

The Board of Overseers advises and supports the Institution’s senior administration, ensuring that the Hoover Institution follows the path set forth by its founder and reaffirmed by its mission statement. This dedicated group of supporters, who contribute to the advancement of the Institution through their knowledge, experience, and leadership, meet biannually at Stanford and in Washington, DC.

Chair

Thomas J. Tierney, Boston, MA*

Vice Chairs

Boyd C. Smith, Palo Alto, CA*
Thomas F. Stephenson, Atherton, CA*

Overseers

Marc L. Abramowitz, Palo Alto, CA
Victoria “Tory” Agnich, Dallas, TX
Frederick L. Allen, Los Angeles, CA
Martin. Anderson, Palo Alto, CA
Barbara Barrett, Paradise Valley, AZ*
Robert G. Barrett, Vero Beach, FL
Donald R. Beall, Corona del Mar, CA
Stephen D. Bechtel Jr., San Francisco, CA
Peter B. Bedford, Napa, CA*
Peter S. Bing, Los Angeles, CA
Walter Blessey Jr., Mandeville, LA
Joanne Whittier Blokker, Palo Alto, CA
William K. Blount, Portland, OR
James J. Bochnowski, Atherton, CA
Wendy H. Borcherdt, Los Angeles, CA
William K. Bowes Jr., Menlo Park, CA
Richard W. Boyce, Portola Valley, CA
James J. Carroll III, Los Angeles, CA*
Robert H. Castellini, Cincinnati, OH
Rod Cooper, Trophy Club, TX
Paul Lewis “Lew” Davies III, Dallas, CA*
John B. De Nault, Boulder Creek, CA
Steven A. Denning, Greenwich, CT**
Dixon R. Doll, Menlo Park, CA
Susanne Fitger Donnelly, Los Angeles, CA
Joseph W. Donner, New York, NY
Herbert M. Dwight, Healdsburg, CA*
William C. Edwards, Foster City, CA
Gerald E. Egan, Glencoe, IL
Charles H. “Chuck” Esserman, San Francisco, CA
Jeffrey A. Farber, San Francisco, CA
Henry A. Fernandez, New York, NY
Carly Fiorina, Lorton, VA
James E Forrest, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Stephen B. Gaddis, Atherton, CA
Samuel L. Ginn, San Bruno, CA
Michael Gleba, Pittsburgh, PA
Cynthia Fry Gunn, Palo Alto, CA
Paul G. Haaga Jr., La Cañada, CA
Arthur E. Hall, Minden, NV
Everett J. Hauck, Lake Forest, IL*
W. Kurt Hauser, Greenbrae, CA*
John L. Hennessy, Stanford, CA**
Warner W. Henry, Los Angeles, CA
Sarah Page Herrick, Atherton, CA
Heather R. Higgins, New York, NY
Margaret Hoover, New York, NY
Allan Hoover III, Castle Rock, CO
Preston B. Hotchkis, Santa Barbara, CA
Philip Hudner, San Francisco, CA
Gail A. Jaquish, Lake Tahoe, NV
Charles B. Johnson, Palm Beach, FL*
Franklin P. Johnson Jr., Palo Alto, CA
Mark Chapin Johnson, Mission Viejo, CA
John Jordan, Healdsburg, CA
Steve Kahng, Los Altos Hills, CA
Mary Myers Kauppila, Boston, MA*
David B. Kennedy, Ann Arbor, MI
Raymond V. Knowles Jr., La Jolla, CA
Donald L. Koch, Saint Louis, MO
Richard Kovacevich, San Francisco, CA
Peyton M. Lake, Tyler, TX*
Carl V. Larson Jr., Menlo Park, CA
Allen J. Lauer, Portola Valley, CA
Bill Laughlin, Atherton, CA
Howard H. Leach, Palm Beach, FL
Walter Loewenstern Jr., Capitola, CA
Robert H. Malott, Chicago, IL 
Frank B. Mapel, San Marino, CA
Shirley Cox Matteson, Palo Alto, CA*
Richard B. Mayor, Houston, TX
Craig O. McCaw, Santa Barbara, CA
Bowen H. McCoy, Los Angeles, CA
Burton J. McMurtry, Palo Alto, CA
Mary G. Meeker, Menlo Park, CA
Roger S. Mertz, San Francisco, CA
Jeremiah Milbank III, New York, NY
Mitchell Milias, Pasadena, CA
David T. Morgenthaler Sr., Palo Alto, CA
Charles T. Munger Jr., Palo Alto, CA
George E. Myers, Saint Helena, CA
Robert G. O'Donnell, Atherton, CA
Robert J. Oster, Menlo Park, CA*
Joel C. Peterson, Salt Lake City, UT*
James E. Piereson, New York, NY
Stan. Polovets, New York, NY
Jay A. Precourt, Edwards, CO
George J. Records, Oklahoma City, OK
Christopher R. Redlich Jr., Hillsborough, CA
Kathleen “Cab” Rogers, Oakland, CA
James N. Russell, Northfield, IL
Roderick W. Shepard, Menlo Park, CA
Thomas M. Siebel, Redwood City, CA
George W. Siguler, New York, NY*
William E. Simon Jr., Los Angeles, CA*
Boyd C. Smith, Palo Alto, CA
James W. Smith, M.D., Boise, ID
John R. Stahr, Corona del Mar, CA
William C. Steere Jr., Bonita Springs, FL
Thomas F. Stephenson, Menlo Park, CA
Robert J. Swain, Tulsa, OK
W. Clarke Swanson Jr., Oakville, CA
Curtis Sloane Tamkin, Los Angeles, CA
Tad Taube, Belmont, CA*
Robert A. Teitsworth, Laguna Beach, California
L. Sherman Telleen, San Marino, CA
Thomas J. Tierney, Boston, MA
David T. Traitel, Santa Monica, CA*
Victor S. Trione, Santa Rosa, CA
Don Tykeson, Eugene, OR
Nani S. Warren, Washougal, WA
Dody Waugh, Los Angeles, CA
Jack R. Wheatley, Salt Lake City, UT
Paul H. Wick, Menlo Park, CA
Norman “Tad” Williamson, Santa Barbara, CA
Richard G. Wolford, Mill Valley, CA
Marcia R. Wythes, Atherton, CA

Distinguished Overseers

Martin Anderson, Palo Alto, CA
Wendy H. Borcherdt, Los Angeles, CA
William C. Edwards, Atherton, CA
Robert H. Malott, Chicago, IL

Overseers Emeritus

Frederick L. Allen, San Marino, CA
Susanne Fitger Donnelly, Los Angeles, CA
Bill Laughlin, Atherton, CA
John R. Stahr, Corona del Mar, CA
Robert J. Swain, Tulsa, OK
Dody Waugh, Los Angeles, CA

* Executive Committee member
** Ex officio member