Lon S. Hatamiya
Executive-in-Residence, Spring 2004
Lon S. Hatamiya, 2004 Executive-in-ResidenceLon Shoso Hatamiya joined LECG, an international expert consulting firm, as a director in January, 2004, after a distinguished career in both public service and the private sector.
Before joining the firm, Hatamiya served as secretary of the California Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency, the state's primary promoter of economic development, job creation and business retention. His long and distinguished career in both public service and the private sector helped make him Governor Gray Davis' nominee for the post in January 1999. He served until
Lee A. McIntire
Executive-in-Residence, Spring 2005, Commencement 2008 Keynote Speaker
Lee A. McIntire is the president and chief operating officer for CH2M HILL, a global leader in engineering, construction, operations and related technical services for public and private clients. With $6 billion in revenue and 24,000 employees worldwide, the firm delivers innovative, practical, sustainable solutions—helping clients develop and manage infrastructure and facilities that improve efficiency, safety, and quality of life.
McIntire, who has 35 years of executive leadership experience, oversees operations across CH2M HILL, including civil infrastructure, federal and industrial
Sotiris Kolokotronis
Executive-in-Residence, Spring 2006
Sotiris K. Kolokotronis is the founder and owner of SKK Developments, a Sacramento-based real estate firm that specializes in mixed-use, multi-family and land development projects.
As Executive-in-Residence in spring 2006, Kolokotronis taught a quarter-long MBA course on real estate development, drawing on two decades of experience on projects involving more than 1,500 single-family homes, 1,200 apartment units and 250,000 square feet of commercial buildings in Northern California, Colorado, Nevada and Oregon.
Kolokotronis began his real estate career in 1985 with one of Northern California
Russell Read
Robert A. Fox Executive-in-Residence, Spring 2007
Russell Read, chief investment officer for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), the nation’s largest public pension fund, has joined the UC Davis Graduate School of Management as the Robert A. Fox Executive-in-Residence for the spring quarter.
Robert Fox, who has led Foster Farms and other major corporations for decades, donated $350,000 to help the Graduate School of Management continue to bring the know-how of other seasoned executives -- like Russell Read of CalPERS -- to the classroom. Fox, who is a member of the Dean's Advisory Council, himself served as
L. Wilton Agatstein, Jr.
Robert A. Fox Executive-in-Residence, Spring 2008
Joe Dobrow
Robert A. Fox Executive-in-Residence, Spring 2009
Joe Dobrow, a senior marketing executive and consultant who has enjoyed a diverse career in consumer retail and nonprofits, served as the UC Davis Graduate School of Management as the Robert A. Fox Executive-in-Residence for the spring quarter 2009.
While at UC Davis, Dobrow taught an MBA course on real-world decision making in practice that will offer a unique window into the world of executive thinking.
Dobrow drew on his several years of experience as the chief marketer for upscale grocers Whole Foods Market and Balducci’s, and for the car-sharing company Flexcar. He also oversaw
Jack M. Gill
2010 Robert A. Fox Executive-in-Residence
Jack Gill, a founder and managing partner (retired) of Vanguard Ventures in Palo Alto, has joined the UC Davis Graduate School of Management as in the Robert A. Fox Executive in Residence for the spring 2010 quarter.
Jack has more than four decades of experience working in Silicon Valley and Boston as a company founder and venture capitalist. He also has 10 years of experience teaching entrepreneurship courses in science, engineering and medicine at Harvard Medical School, MIT and Rice University.
During his career, Jack has earned distinction and honors as a scientist, senior executive