Robert Kaufman grew up in Manhattan Beach, CA and attended UC Berkeley, where he studied political science and business administration. Since graduating from Berkeley, Robert has worked in the... Read more
Rob Ruby z”l
Immediate Past President
Rob is a native Detroiter who graduated from University of Michigan and Wayne State Law School. He retired after practicing law for thirty years. He and his wife, Eileen, are members of Temple... Read more
Susie Marcus
Vice President
Susie is a freelance graphic designer whose projects vary from logo design, brochures, invitations, and newsletters.
She met her husband Ross at the University of Colorado, Boulder, at Hillel. He... Read more
Lauren Brandt
Secretary
Originally from the East Coast, Lauren earned a degree in public relations from the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Early in her career she worked in Tel Aviv... Read more
Steven Davidoff Solomon
Treasurer
Professor Davidoff Solomon's research focuses on financial regulation, hedge funds and private equity, mergers and acquisitions, deals and deal theory, and jurisdictional competition. He has a... Read more
Mark Brilliant
Born in New York City and raised in Denver, Colorado, I received my bachelor's degree from Brown University in 1989. I then taught social studies at Lafayette High School in Brooklyn, New York from... Read more
Richard Carmel
Treasurer
Richard is a Radiation Oncologist at John Muir Cancer Institute in Concord and Walnut Creek. He received his BA from the University of California, 1966; His MD from Harvard, 1971 and his residency at... Read more
Lenny Cohen
Lenny retired in 2012 after practicing Gastroenterology. Lenny earned his degree from Yale in 1972. He and his wife Linda are skiers, cyclists and long-time congregants at B’nai Shalom Synagogue.... Read more
Joey Freeman
Joey Freeman is the Chief Education Policy Consultant for Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom. In that role, he directs the Lieutenant Governor's agenda surrounding early childhood, K-12 and public... Read more
Aviv Gilboa
Aviv Gilboa works at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. He leads the firm’s business development practice to cultivate strategic partnership opportunities between early... Read more
Bruce Goldberg
Bruce spent 12 years at Genentech in a variety of leadership roles in drug development. As a Life Cycle Leader (LCL) he led multi-disciplinary teams to develop and optimize the long-term value of... Read more
Barbara Gross Davis
Immediate Past President
Barbara Gross Davis is Vice President of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Senior Commission. WASC accredits four year colleges and universities in California, Hawaii and the Pacific... Read more
Ron Hassner
Ron Hassner teaches international conflict and religion. He is recipient of the Berkeley Undergraduate Political Science Association’s “Distinguished Teaching Award”, the Berkeley Division of... Read more
Rachael Kirk
Rachael Kirk is currently Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility for Jamba Juice company, overseeing all sustainability initiatives, community and philanthropy programs, and employee wellness.... Read more
Emily Marthinsen
Assistant Vice Chancellor Emily Marthinsen, UC Berkeley’s Campus Planner, heads the office of Physical and Environmental Planning (PEP). She is responsible for the campus design review process,... Read more
Kevin Perkins
Kevin Perkins holds degrees in Economics and Environmental Policy from the University of California at Berkeley. He currently works at Libitzky Property Companies, specializing in the operation and... Read more
Tammy Plotkin-Oren
Tammy Plotkin-Oren is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC). She is the principal and owner of TPO Financial and Insurance Services in Oakland, CA. As a... Read more
Nadav Shem-Tov
Nadav Shem-Tov was born and raised in Israel. When he was 16, he moved to Texas where he completed his high school and college education. After graduating, Nadav returned to Israel and joined an elite... Read more
David Vogel
David Vogel is Professor Emeritus in the Haas School and Business and the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, where he served as a faculty member for 42 years.... Read more
Ilene Weinreb
Ilene was born and raised in Kansas City, MO and went to the University of Chicago, where at 19 she married a medical school student, Marvin Weinreb. Ilene continued on to earn a Master’s of... Read more
