Smita Trivedi ’97

Development Committee

Dr. Smita K. Trivedi is an Associate Professor of Business and Society/Sustainable Business in the management department, the Director for Student Engagement, and the 2023 Lam-Larsen Distinguished Teaching Professor at the Lam Family College of Business at San Francisco State University. She received her undergraduate degree from Duke University in public policy, master’s degree in administration, planning and social policy from Harvard University, and her Ph.D. in strategic management and public policy at the George Washington University School of Business. She taught high school social studies for several years before working as the senior program officer for education and youth programs at global humanitarian aid agency Mercy Corps and starting her own social justice education non-profit project. During her doctoral studies, Smita worked on urban policy at the White House Domestic Policy Council as a graduate intern. Smita’s research is focused on women entrepreneur networks, and business and poverty alleviation. Currently, she lives and works in California with her husband and two kids, and enjoys coming back to visit her parents in North Carolina. 


Foundation Board of Directors

Maya K. Ajmera ’85

Audit Committee

Steven Anderson ’94

Development Committee

Anna Grace Anderson ’24

Development Committee

Dianne C. Bailey

Vice Chair of the Foundation; Development, Governance & Executive Committees

David Bennett

Governance Committee

Joanne Chen ’03

Finance Committee

Adrienne Clough

Treasurer of the Foundation; Finance Committee, Chair; Executive Committee

Dan Cory ’89

Development Committee

Jenny Dissen ’95

Development Committee

Daniele Donahoe

Development Committee

Han Feung ’91

Finance Committee

Kim Gragg ’88

Finance Committee

Isaac “Ike” Green

Finance Committee

Akhil Jariwala ’10

Development Committee, Chair; Executive Committee

Anastasia “Ana” Kornegay ’94

Development Committee

Henry Kuo ’82

Governance Committee

Gina Loften ’83

Chair of the Foundation; Executive Committee

Mary U. Musacchia

Governance Committee, Chair; Executive Committee

Kavita Nayar

Finance Committee

Scott Ogle ’93

Development Committee

Elizabeth Page ’82

Development Committee

Chris Paul ’01

Development Committee

LeShawndra Price ’91

Development Committee

Karen Reid ’88

Audit Committee, Chair; Executive Committee

Gerry Sherman ’82

Audit Committee

Charles “Rick” Stone, III

Chair Emeritus, non-voting; Governance Committee

Raghu Tumuluri

Governance Committee