Harvard Club of Phoenix

Rick Myers is Chair of the Arizona Board of Regents, the governing organization that oversees Arizona’s three public universities.  He is an active civic leader in Arizona and has served in executive leadership roles at IBM and the Critical Path Institute a non-profit organization that works with the pharmaceutical industry, patient groups, academia and the Food and Drug Administration to tackle significant issues in drug development.

Sandra Watson is President and CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority.  In her more than 20 years of service to economic development in Arizona she has attracted hundreds of companies to the state that have generated billions of dollars in investment and created more than 75,000 quality jobs.  In addition to serving on numerous regional and statewide boards, Ms. Watson serves on the National State Science and Technology Institute Board.

R.F. “Rick” Shangraw Ph.D. is CEO of the Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University an independent 501c3 that manages more than $800 million in endowment and assets.  Under Dr. Shangraw’s guidance the Foundation has developed new revenue streams through real estate investment and spin-off organizations that handle technology transfer and specialized research in the biomedical and defense industries.  Prior to moving to Arizona Dr. Shangraw was Founder and CEO of a DC INC 500 company Project Performance Company.